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Marzen Madness

Method: All Grain
Style: Märzen
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 49 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 61.77 liters
Post Boil Size: 53.62 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: NattyJ
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 422 calories (Per 750ml)
Carbs: 46.6 g (Per 750ml)

Created: Wednesday April 3rd 2024

Original Gravity:

1.060

Final Gravity:

1.017

ABV (standard):

5.7%

IBU (tinseth):

20.5

SRM (morey):

9.1

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

68.91

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Brew Log History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
6.75 kg	Barrett Burston - Pale Malt6.75 kg Pale Malt	$ 3.00 / kg $ 20.25	37	2	51.9%
5.25 kg	Barrett Burston - Munich Malt5.25 kg Munich Malt	$ 3.75 / kg $ 19.69	35	7.7	40.4%
0.50 kg	Weyermann - Caramunich Type 20.5 kg Caramunich Type 2	$ 3.04 / kg $ 1.52	34	45	3.8%
0.50 kg	Barrett Burston - Dark Munich Malt0.5 kg Dark Munich Malt	$ 2.80 / kg $ 1.40	35	10	3.8%
13 kg / $ 42.86

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
30 g	Magnum30 g Magnum Hops	$ 0.11 / g $ 3.30	Pellet	13.6	Boil	60 min	19.32	54.5%
25 g	Hallertau Mittelfruh25 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	$ 0.11 / g $ 2.75	Pellet	4.8	Hop Stand at 100 °C	0 min	1.22	45.5%
55 g / $ 6.05

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
30 g	Magnum (Pellet) 30 g Magnum (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.11 / g $ 3.30	19.32	54.5%
25 g	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)	$ 0.11 / g $ 2.75	1.22	45.5%
55 g / $ 6.05

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
44.5 L	Sacch Rest: Beta	Temperature	60 °C	60 °C	30 min
	Sacch Rest: Alpha	Temperature	69 °C	69 °C	40 min
	Mashout	Temperature	77 °C	77 °C	15 min
34.52 L		Fly Sparge	76 °C	76 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
7 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
9 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
6 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
8.44 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

White Labs - Pilsner Lager Yeast WLP800

Amount:	4 Liters	Cost:	$ 5.00 / L $ 20.00
Attenuation (avg):	74.5%	Flocculation:	Med-High
Optimum Temp:	10 - 13 °C	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	11 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 253 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 0.96 bar Temp: 4.5 °C CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Kai's German Pils

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
59	12	15	63	89	0
Using a German Pilsner water profile with some minerality.
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Notes

First attempt at a Marzen.

Yeast - WLP 800. Using this as I had already started building this one up in starters.

I will trial the German Lager WLP 830 next time.

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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