Downunder Moktoberfest

[antiphile]

Hello to all. I've got a few more than half a dozen AGs under the belt, but I'm still not entirely confident about the recipes that I make up yet. My present thinking is some people celebrate Xmas in July, so why not Oktoberfest in March? I've put this one together over the last few days and was hoping some of the experienced crew would cast their eyes over it, critique it and possibly make suggestions as to whether it is to style and drinkable? :blink:

Cheers and beers
Phil

Mocktoberfest
Oktoberfest/Marzen
Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 40.0
Total Grain (kg): 10.000
Total Hops (g): 120.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.061 (°P): 15.0
Final Gravity (FG): 1.018 (°P): 4.6
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.59 %
Colour (SRM): 8.4 (EBC): 16.5
Bitterness (IBU): 21.2 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 78
Boil Time (Minutes): 90

Grain Bill
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5.500 kg Pilsner (55%)
3.000 kg Munich I (30%)
1.000 kg Vienna (10%)
0.500 kg Caramunich I (5%)

Hop Bill
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60.0 g Tettnanger Pellet (4% Alpha) @ 90 Minutes (Boil) (1.5 g/L)
20.0 g Crystal Pellet (3.6% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.5 g/L)
20.0 g Hallertau Mittlefrueh Pellet (2.9% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.5 g/L) 20.0 g Hersbrucker Pellet (2.8% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.5 g/L)

Single step Infusion at 67°C for 90 Minutes plus Mashout.
Fermented at 12°C with WLP820 - Oktoberfest/Märzen Lager (@ 70% attenuation)

 

[Adr_0]

I think they do have O'fest biers in March - called Maarzen.

I have never done one but I would say the recipe looks good. Which brand of malts are you using?

 

[antiphile]

G'day ADR

I had to check them with your question. All 4 grains are Weyermann.

Thanks for the response. Cheers, Phil

 

[Adr_0]

Weyermann = awesome, but they do benefit from a protein rest at anywhere from 53-57°C for maybe 20min.

It will be quite malty with the caramunich AND a mash temp of 67 and only 21IBU. I would be going a little drier, maybe 65°C? Particularly as your OG is not exactly low.

Otherwise, looks good.

 

[antiphile]

Excellent, mate. Thanks for the tips and including you're reasoning with it; there's still so much I need to learn (obviously).
Cheers
Phil