im planing my next beer to be my Oktoberfest beer
Most of my family ar not so keen on beer i make with large quantities of munich malt and low hops. They say they are bready, which is true. I like it but i want something everyone can drink and want more.
they all love my pale beers and we have all drank tooheys old forever so a dark beer is on the cards too. i say porter on tap and they come running with glasses held out
So im thinking either a munich helles or schwarzbier brewed to oktoberfest specs (1.054 25 IBU or so, maybe a bit more for the schwarz.
havnt deciced yet. Im thinking of leaning to the helles as it will be warming up and my next 3 full (50 liter) kegs to drain by then are amber bitter and porter and the smoked lager on tap now.
here is what i have planned...... will be no different to oktoberfest in an expensive pub in the rocks in sydney serving some dodgy pale german lager...... only better tasting, stronger and WAAAAAY cheaper.
I even have 2 x 1 liter steins
cheers
Oktoberfest Helles
A ProMash Recipe Report
BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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03-B European Amber Lager, Oktoberfest/Maerzen
Min OG: 1.050 Max OG: 1.056
Min IBU: 20 Max IBU: 28
Min Clr: 14 Max Clr: 28 Color in EBC
Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (L): 54.00 Wort Size (L): 54.00
Total Grain (kg): 12.40
Anticipated OG: 1.055 Plato: 13.50
Anticipated EBC: 6.7
Anticipated IBU: 26.3
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential EBC
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88.7 11.00 kg. IMC Pilsner Australia 1.038 3
5.6 0.70 kg. Weyermann Carapils (Carafoam) Germany 1.037 3
5.6 0.70 kg. JWM Wheat Malt Australia 1.040 4
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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50.00 g. Hallertau Hersbrucker Pellet 3.10 8.2 First WH
50.00 g. Tettnanger Tettnang Pellet 4.50 11.4 60 min.
40.00 g. Tettnanger Tettnang Pellet 4.50 5.5 20 min.
40.00 g. Hallertau Hersbrucker Pellet 3.10 1.2 5 min.
Yeast
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White Labs WLP833 German Bock
