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Marzen

185 calories 18.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 66% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 185 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday April 13th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale5.5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 50%
4.50 lb American - Munich - Light 10L4.5 lb Munich - Light 10L $ 1.79 / lb
$ 8.06 		33 10 40.9%
1 lb Briess - American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L $ 1.79 / lb
$ 1.79 		34 40 9.1%
11 lbs / $ 9.85
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops $ 1.75 / oz
$ 3.50 		Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 24.3 100%
2 oz / $ 3.50
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Bavarian Lager 2206
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
46 - 58 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 101 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.12 gal Strike 164 °F 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 60 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 2.44 9.8  
Mash volume with grains 2.96 11.8  
Grain absorption losses -0.81 -3.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.31 g | 21.2 qt) 5.73 22.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.39 1.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.17 32.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Start fermentation cool at about 50°F (10°C), and hold there for the first forty-eight hours.

For every day thereafter, increase your temperature by 1°F (about 0.5°C) for ten days.

After it’s been in the fermentor for twelve days, it should be at a steady 60°F (15.5°C). Activity in the airlock should be low (but not absent).

At that point, I let that sucker free rise to the warmest temperature I can find in my brewery. Why? To ensure that my yeast goes back and does a healthy diacetyl cleanup and scrounges up all remaining fermentable sugars. I give the beer an additional nine days (now we’re at three weeks in the fermentor)

Then cold-crash to near-freezing to begin the clearing process.

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