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Oktoberfest Lager

Name: Oktoberfest Lager
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 14 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 11.66 lb Munich Dark 20L; 10 lb Barke Pilsner Malt; 1.16 lb CaraMunich III; 1.16 lb CaraMunich II; 0.5 lb Melanoidin; 0.85 oz Magnum Hops; 1.31 oz German Traditional Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Märzen
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 14 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 16 gallons
Post Boil Size: 7.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.097 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 81% (brew house)
Source: Northern Brewer
Rating:

4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday January 5th 2017

Oktoberfest 2020 Re-run

by Cajunbubba

OG: 1.060 FG: 1.013 ABV: 6.1% IBU: 21

Original Gravity:

1.050

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

5.3%

IBU (tinseth):

21.6

SRM (morey):

14.4

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
11.66 lb	Munich Dark 20L11.66 lb Munich Dark 20L	34	20	47.6%
10 lb	Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt10 lb Barke Pilsner Malt	37.03	1.75	40.8%
1.16 lb	German - CaraMunich III1.16 lb CaraMunich III	34	57	4.7%
1.16 lb	German - CaraMunich II1.16 lb CaraMunich II	34	46	4.7%
0.50 lb	German - Melanoidin0.5 lb Melanoidin	37	25	2%
24.48 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.85 oz	Magnum0.85 oz Magnum Hops	Pellet	12.4	Boil	60 min	15.13	39.4%
1.31 oz	German Traditional 1.31 oz German Traditional Hops	Pellet	5.7	Boil	20 min	6.49	60.6%
2.16 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
7.2 qt		Infusion	--	152 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2.29 tsp	DAP		Water Agt	Boil	15 min.

Yeast

Wyeast - Octoberfest Lager Blend 2633

Amount:	3.90 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	80%	Flocculation:	Med-Low
Optimum Temp:	48 - 58 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	50 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 230 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
87	5	0	110	80	0
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Notes

German Traditional for the hops. Brewer's friend didn't have that as an option. 1/6/16

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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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Daily_brewer • 01/12/2017 at 12:53pm

4 of 5

I'm not a big fan of this style, but my wife still says this is the best one of brewed yet! Malty, but not the body is not heavy. Hops are barely noticeable. Probably the closest I'll come to enjoying Oktoberfest. Taste like a toned down Sam Adam's Oktoberfest. Or as my wife says, "It tastes like fall."

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.85 oz	Magnum (Pellet)	15.13	39.4%
1.31 oz	German Traditional (Pellet)	6.49	60.6%
2.16 oz / $ 0.00

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