Octoberfest

Source: Steve Gustafson
Recipe added: 09/29/01
Email: Steve Gustafson
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I had a housefull of friends over during Octoberfest weekend and two corny kegs lasted one weekend. Friends said that it rivaled Paulaner, and was better than Sam Adams.

Specifics

Recipe type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5 gal
Starting Gravity: 1076
Finishing Gravity: 1018
Time in Boil: 90 minutes
Primary Fermentation: 2 weeks in glass
Secondary Fermentation: 4-6 weeks in glass
Additional Fermentation: 2 months 35-37 degrees

Ingredients:

6 lbs. Dark Munich (melanoidin)
3 lbs. Vienna malt (home cured)
2 lbs light munich
2 lbs (cara-b) crystal malt
1 tbs. calcium carbonate
1 0z. hallertau hops (60 min)
2 oz. hallertau hops (45 min)
1 oz. hallertau hops (15 min)
1/2 oz. plug hersbrucker hallertau hops (strike)
wyeast bavarian lager (2206)

Procedure:

Mash in 4.5 gals. water @ 125 degrees 5.5 ph protein rest 30 @ 122 degrees starch conversion 45 min @ 155 degrees mash out 5 min @ 168 degrees sparge 5 gal. water @ 168 degress boil 90 minutes 3 hop additions (60-45-15) add hop plug when boil is done

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