Oktoberfest (a little late)

[Pudge]

I know. Late in the year for this one, but so what. Morebeer oopsied my order by leaving me minus a lb of Pilsner, but at the same time accidentally gave me a bag of bottle cap (I dont bottle). Anyway, I have an extra 1/2 lb of Munich on hand. This isn't the inteneded recipe, but it'll do.

Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest/Marzen

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (G): 6.0
Total Grain (lb): 12.500
Total Hops (oz): 1.50
Original Gravity (OG): 1.057 (°P): 14.0
Final Gravity (FG): 1.010 (°P): 2.6
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 6.12 %
Colour (SRM): 11.4 (EBC): 22.5
Bitterness (IBU): 23.3 (Tinseth)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 73
Boil Time (Minutes): 90

Grain Bill
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4.500 lb Munich II (36%)
4.000 lb Pilsner (32%)
3.000 lb Vienna (24%)
1.000 lb Caramunich II (8%)

Hop Bill
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0.50 oz Magnum Pellet (12.4% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittlefrueh Pellet (3% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittlefrueh Pellet (3% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)

Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 154°F for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 48°F with Wyeast 2206 - Bavarian Lager


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[berryman]

Does sound good, I guess don't matter what month it is. Brew it and enjoy....I rushed my Oktorberfest this year. only lagered for 4 weeks in the seconday and bottled. Going to start on them in another week or two..... I have to because it is already calling out to me... drink me

[mashani]

Is one of your 20 minute additions not a 20 minute addition? Or is it a different hop? (seems to be a duplicate)

[Pudge]

Same hop

[mashani]

Why is it listed as 2 different additions instead of 1oz @20? (just trying to understand what I might be missing).

Recipe sounds great to me regardless.

[MadBrewer]

I did a very similar recipe Pudge, looks like Jamil's from BCS? It came out nice, if I could do one thing over I would have mashed higher instead of the 150* I did. I have used only the Bohemian Lager yeast for my lagers and from experience it leaves a lot of body and mouthfeel for the beer, so in an effort not to overdo that I mashed lower but this is one beer I should have mashed warmer like the 154* you have listed. I fixed some of that when I bottled up nearly a case of it lastnight and added some Calcium Chloride to each bottle.

But like Mashani mentioned, what's going on with .5 oz Hallertau and .5 oz Hallertau at 20 min?

[Pudge]

Nope, no super secret brewing magic. I based this off of Jamil's in BCS. Morebeer boogered the grain bill a bit and I switched the bittering to Magnum. I normally use Magnum in my lagers. Jamil had a 1/2 oz 20 min addition. I have an ounce on hand and just decided to be different willy-nilly. 10 min or 20 min... 6 of one, half dozen the other.

Mashing right now and already second guessing using that other 1/2 oz at all.

[MadBrewer]

Put it in, by the time it lagers a lot of it will mellow out. Especially if you have the malt backbone and body upfront.

[Pudge]

Oh crap, I just now read my original post. It should say .5 at 20 min and .5 at 10 min.

Also, I missed high and doughed in at 156. That is probably a good mistake. I tend to over attenuated.

[MadBrewer]

Thats what I figured it was a split between 10 and 20 min. But people have posted stranger things.

I wonder what cuases your consistant over attenuation?

[Pudge]

It's a good problem to have. Just one I need to remind myself to compensate for.

I 'think' it's a combination of... always using Wyeast nutrient, always holding a solid fermentation temp (chest freezer/digital controller), aerating well, and not using an airlock. That last beer (Munich Helles) had a 48 hr lag time and still chewed down lower than expected. Keep the yeast happy and they'll do amazing things.

[MadBrewer]

Did you hit your OG? How did the brew session go? Getting back in the saddle buddy.

[Pudge]

LOL...
Missed my mash temp high and missed my OG low... 1.054. All in all I think it'll still be a good beer. My missed numbers are still pretty good for the style.

[MadBrewer]

Something tells me a Bock will be up next?

[Pudge]

Yeah, just about time for a ReBock. I really like that beer. I want to do one more smaller lager after the Oktoberfest though to keep growing up that Wyeast 2206. This yeast cake will be split 2-3 ways and cleaned up a bit. Maybe I can keep it going a few months.

Lagers and malt in general are underrated. I can always break out the hoppier stuff towards spring. Hell, I can buy IPAs everywhere. Not a good lager in sight. They aren't what the cool kids drink.