Maerzen
Low-sparge brewing (dropping efficiency from 90% to 74%) to get more malty flavour without decoction. Used 100% Briess Bonlander malt to be extreme.
| Brewer: | sean r | Email: | - | |||
| Beer: | Maerzen | Style: | Märzen/Oktoberfest | |||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 24 liters | |||
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Bitterness: | 22 IBU | |||
| OG: | 1.051 | FG: | 1.015 | |||
| Alcohol: | 4.7% v/v (3.7% w/w) | |||||
| Grain: | 11 lb. Briess Bonlander Munich | |||||
| Mash: | 80% efficiency | |||||
| Mash in 125°F 10 min. at 1L/lb., add 1.5 L water and boost to 140°F, hold for 6 min, boost to 158°F and hold overnight. Run off onto first wort hops. | ||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.073 | 17 liters | |||
| 1 lb. Pale malt syrup | ||||||
| NOTE: "20 min." hops are FWH! 15 min. 1.25g rehydrated Irish moss |
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| Hops: | 40g Mount Hood (4.5% AA, 45 min.) 12g Mount Hood (4.5% AA, 20 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Wyeast 2308 Bavarian Lager repitched | |||||
| Log: | Primary 1wk, secondary and lagering 7 wks, all 50°F. Ready apporx. 4 wks after bottling. | |||||
| Carbonation: | Prime with 1 cup dextrose. | |||||