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Marzen

Name: Marzen
Prep time: 105 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 195 min
Yield: 5.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 6 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner; 4 lb Floor malted Bohemian Dark; 2 lb Barke Munich Malt; 0.25 lb Melanoidin; 2 oz Carafa II; 1.75 oz Tettnanger Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Märzen
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 209 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday August 10th 2026

Grateful

by Josephort

OG: 1.060 FG: 1.011 ABV: 6.4% IBU: 30

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by KcLob

OG: 1.057 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.8% IBU: 27

Stocktoberfest

by Herr Braumeister

OG: 1.056 FG: 1.010 ABV: 6.1% IBU: 25

Original Gravity:

1.063

Final Gravity:

1.017

ABV (standard):

6.1%

IBU (tinseth):

30.1

SRM (morey):

11.9

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
6 lb	German - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner6 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner	38	1.8	48.5%
4 lb	Weyermann - Floor malted Bohemian Dark4 lb Floor malted Bohemian Dark	37	7	32.3%
2 lb	Weyermann - Barke Munich Malt2 lb Barke Munich Malt	37	8	16.2%
0.25 lb	Weyermann - Melanoidin0.25 lb Melanoidin	34.5	27	2%
2 oz	Weyermann - Carafa II2 oz Carafa II	31.5	415	1%
12.37 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.75 oz	Tettnanger1.75 oz Tettnanger Hops		Pellet	4.5	Boil	90 min	30.1	100%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
3.37 gal	Strike	164 °F	131 °F	60 min
	Temperature	--	146 °F	30 min
		--	158 °F	--
		--	170 °F	15 min
4 gal	Fly Sparge	170 °F	170 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Yeast

Wyeast - Munich Lager 2308

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	72%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	48 - 56 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	50 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 113 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 30 psi Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Munich (Dark Lager)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
82	20	4	2	16	320
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Last Updated: 2026-08-14 14:44 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

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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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