Oktober fest
2/4/05
Brewer: | John Tossberg | Email: | - | |||||
Beer: | Oktober fest | Style: | Märzen/Oktoberfest | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 12 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 29 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.058 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
Alcohol: | 6.2% v/v (4.8% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | Aprox. 1 tbsp CaCl2 in strike/sparge. | |||||||
Grain: | 5 lb. British pale 6 lb. German Pilsner 3 lb. German Vienna 5 lb. German Munich |
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Mash: | 97% efficiency | |||||||
George and Jay did the mashing. Dough in temp hit ~62°C for ~15 min. Add more H20 temp about 68°C start recirculation pump. Run for 40 min. Got really good conversion. |
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Boil: | 70 minutes | SG 1.053 | 13 gallons | |||||
3 whirl flocs at 20min | ||||||||
Hops: | .5 oz. Cascade (5.7% AA, 75 min.) 3 oz. Saaz (3.7% AA, 75 min.) 2 oz. Saaz (3.7% AA, 20 min.) 2 oz. Ultra (aroma) |
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Yeast: | 600ml / carboy American lager (2035) | |||||||
Log: | Fermentation got rolling ~ 24 hrs after pitch. Put into chest freezer on 2/6/05 ~46°F |
Recipe posted 02/10/05.