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OktoberBest

Method: All Grain
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 71% (brew house)
Calories: 195 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday August 9th 2012

Original Gravity:

1.059

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

5.9%

IBU (tinseth):

27.0

SRM (morey):

12.9

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
5.25 lb	German - Dark Munich5.25 lb Dark Munich	36	10	41.6%
4.25 lb	German - Pilsner4.25 lb Pilsner	38	1.6	33.7%
2.50 lb	German - Vienna2.5 lb Vienna	37	4	19.8%
6 oz	German - CaraMunich II6 oz CaraMunich II	34	46	3%
2 oz	German - De-Husked Caraf I2 oz De-Husked Caraf I	32	340	1%
2 oz	German - Acidulated Malt2 oz Acidulated Malt	27	3.4	1%
12.62 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops	Pellet	12.4	Boil	60 min	21.07	33.3%
0.50 oz	Domestic Hallertau0.5 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops	Pellet	3.9	Boil	25 min	4.61	33.3%
0.50 oz	Domestic Hallertau0.5 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops	Pellet	3.9	Boil	5 min	1.32	33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Magnum (Pellet)	21.07	33.3%
1 oz	Domestic Hallertau (Pellet)	5.93	66.6%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

Yeast

White Labs - Southern German Lager Yeast WLP838

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	76%	Flocculation:	Med-High
Optimum Temp:	50 - 55 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 461 B cells required

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Target Water Profile

Vienna (Oktoberfest)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	10	40	120	50	100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

I do a hochkurz style decoction, which starts a little higher. Saves some time. Strong has some good thoughts on decoctions as well in Brewing Better Beer.

Or if you like, a multi rest will suffice (131, 145, 158, 170). To help emulate a decoction, you can also pull a gallon of your first runnings and boil it down to a quart. It will get thick and bubbly, like wort lava. fun stuff. add back to kettle at flame out, or whenever it finishes boiling down.

I prefer to do a no sparge method to help accentuate maltiness. A great advantage to this is I don't really worry about kettle volume. I do measure it at the start of the boil, just to know how to alter my hop amounts. Then I just top off in the fermenter to 5.75 gallons (sort of like an extract brewer would).

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Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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