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Ack-Boo-Leebin

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.

Brew Date:

September 01, 2010

Yield:

7 gallons

Color (SRM/EBC):

11.6/22.9

Bitterness:

23.3 IBU (Daniels)

BU/GU

0.39

Calories:

189 (12 ounces)

ABV:

7.2%

ABW:

5.6%

Batch No:	1
OG:	1.059
OG (Plato):	14.51° P
FG:	1.005
FG (Plato):	1.28° P
Real Extract:	3.68° P
App. Atten.:	91.1%
Real Atten.:	74.7%
Status:	Primary

General Information

Method:	All Grain

Method:

All Grain

Recipe

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

Grains

6.06 pounds

Pilsner (2 Row) Bel

36.9% of grist

5.48 pounds

Munich Malt

33.3% of grist

3.75 pounds

Vienna Malt

22.8% of grist

1.15 pounds

Caramunich Malt

7% of grist

16.44 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	7 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	1.39 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	90 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	9.4 gallons	7 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 2.1 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	16.4 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	3.5 gallons
Total Water Needed:	13.9 gallons	9.4 gallons (runoff) + 3.5 gallons (grain absorbtion) + 1.00 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	5.5 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	8.4 gallons	13.9 gallons (total water) – 5.5 gallons (mash water)

)

100% of grist

Hops

1.50 ounces

Mt. Hood
5.30% @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering and Aroma
Use: Boil

8 AAUs

0.50 ounces

Hallertauer
4.00% @ 20 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

2 AAUs

2.00 ounces

Total Hop Weight

10 AAUs

Boil

Total Boil Time:	90 minutes

Total Boil Time:

90 minutes

Yeast

Name:	Octoberfest/Marzen Lager
Manufacturer:	White Labs
Product ID:	WLP820
Type:	Lager
Flocculation:	Medium
Attenuation:	69%
Temperature Range:	52–58°F
Amount:	2500 ml

Equipment Profile

15 Gallon/57 Liter Brew Pot (15) and 10 Gallon/38 Liter Cooler Mash Tun

Batch Size:	10.00 gallons	Boil Volume:	12.55 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	9.00% per hour	Mash Tun Dead Space:	0.80 gallons
Efficiency:	72%	Mash Tun Weight:	9.00 pounds
Hop Utilization:	100%	Mash Tun Volume:	10.00 gallons
Loss:	1.00 gallons	Mash Tun Specific Heat:	0.30 Cal/gram per °C

Mash Profile

Double Infusion Mash, Medium Bodied Beer

Grain Temperature:	72°F	Tun Temperature:	72°F
Sparge Temperature:	168°F	PH:	5.4

Notes:	For beers requiring a protein rest utilizing undermodified grains or adjuncts.

Steps

#	Name	Type	Time	Temp.	Description
1	Protein Rest	Infusion	30 min.	122°F	Add 40% of mash water at 132° F / 55° C
2	Saccrification	Infusion	30 min.	154°F	Add 35% of mash water at 197° F / 92° C
3	Mash Out	Infusion	10 min.	168°F	Add 25% of mash water at 205° F / 96° C

Fermentation

Primary:	14 days @ 54° F
Secondary:	7 days @ 68° F
Tertiary:	0 days @ ° F
Age:	28 days @ 35° F

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