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Kit - German Oktoberfest

Specifics

Style:

Oktoberfest/Marzen — BJCP Style Information

Category:	European Amber Lager
Number:	03B

Smooth, clean, and rather rich, with a depth of malt character. This is one of the classic malty styles, with a maltiness that is often described as soft, complex, and elegant but never cloying.

Commercial Examples: Paulaner Oktoberfest, Ayinger Oktoberfest-Märzen, Hacker-Pschorr Original Oktoberfest, Hofbräu Oktoberfest, Victory Festbier, Great Lakes Oktoberfest, Spaten Oktoberfest, Capital Oktoberfest, Gordon Biersch Märzen, Goose Island Oktoberfest, Samuel Adams Oktoberfest.

OG Range

FG Range

ABV Range

Color Range

Yield:	5 gallons
BU/GU	0
Calories:	171 (12 ounces)
ABV:	5.3%
ABW:	4.2%

OG:	1.052
OG (Plato):	12.86° P
FG:	1.012
FG (Plato):	3.07° P
Real Extract:	4.84° P
App. Atten.:	76.2%
Real Atten.:	62.4%

General Information

Method:	Extract

Method:

Extract

Recipe

Scale This Recipe
Enter desired final yield (volume):		gallons

Extracts

6.60 pounds

LME - Light

89.8% of grist

6.60 pounds

Total Extract Weight

89.8% of grist

Grains

0.50 pounds

Crystal Malt 60L

Color (L):	60 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in amber and brown ales.

6.8% of grist

0.25 pounds

Crystal Malt 20L

Color (L):	20 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

3.4% of grist

0.75 pounds

Total Grain Weight

10.2% of grist

Hops

1.00 ounces

Williamette

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 7%
Notes:	Mild, spicy, grassy, floral aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Fuggle
Example:	English-style Ale, Porter, Stout; Sierra Nevada Porter, Ballard Bitter, Anderson Valley Boont Amber

Use: Boil

1.00 ounces

Hallertauer (U.S.)

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	3 - 5%
Notes:	Very Mild, Pleasant and slightly flowery, some spicy
Typical Use:	Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Wheat
Substitution:	Liberty, German Tradition Hallertauer, Ultra

Use: Aroma

2.00 ounces

Total Hop Weight

Yeast

Brewers Best Ale Yeast that came in the kit — Dry — 1 Package

Procedure

Steep the specialty grains in two gallons of water between 160 and 170 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes Remove grains Turn off heat - Add extract. Add water to the max your pot can boil up to five gallons Bring to a boil Add Bittering Hops Boil for 55 minutes Add finishing hops and boil for 5 minutes Siphon into the primary fermenter Adjust up to 5 gallons of water Cool to 70 degrees (pitching temperature) Take OG Reading Ferment 3 - 7 days at 68 - 70 degrees Take F.G. + Bottle

Steep the specialty grains in two gallons of water between 160 and 170 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes

Remove grains

Turn off heat - Add extract. Add water to the max your pot can boil up to five gallons

Bring to a boil

Add Bittering Hops

Boil for 55 minutes

Add finishing hops and boil for 5 minutes

Siphon into the primary fermenter

Adjust up to 5 gallons of water

Cool to 70 degrees (pitching temperature)

Take OG Reading

Ferment 3 - 7 days at 68 - 70 degrees

Take F.G. + Bottle

Notes

This Oktoberfest is made with an ale yeast and matures reasonably fast. It came from a brewers best kit. Very good + drinkable beer. The owner of our local homebrew store added a pound of honey to the mix and this seemed to improve the beer even farther.

This Oktoberfest is made with an ale yeast and matures reasonably fast. It came from a brewers best kit. Very good + drinkable beer. The owner of our local homebrew store added a pound of honey to the mix and this seemed to improve the beer even farther.

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