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Style:

Oktoberfest/Marzen — BJCP Style Information

Category:	European Amber Lager
Number:	03B

Smooth, clean, and rather rich, with a depth of malt character. This is one of the classic malty styles, with a maltiness that is often described as soft, complex, and elegant but never cloying.

Commercial Examples: Paulaner Oktoberfest, Ayinger Oktoberfest-Märzen, Hacker-Pschorr Original Oktoberfest, Hofbräu Oktoberfest, Victory Festbier, Great Lakes Oktoberfest, Spaten Oktoberfest, Capital Oktoberfest, Gordon Biersch Märzen, Goose Island Oktoberfest, Samuel Adams Oktoberfest.

Contributor:

Bob Schill

Yield:

10 gallons

Method:	All Grain
Source:	Beer and Wine Makers

Enter desired final yield (volume):

gallons

10.00 pounds

German Pilsen Malt (2-Row)

Color (L):	1.5 °L
Info/Use:	Light color, malty flavor. For pilsners, lagers.

47.6% of grist

10.00 pounds

Belgian Munich Malt

Color (L):	3 °L
Info/Use:	Used to increase malt aroma and body with slightly more color.

47.6% of grist

1.00 pounds

German Melanoidin Malt

Color (L):	23-31 °L
Info/Use:	For amber lagers and ales, dark lagers and ales, Scottish & red ales. Imparts a reddish hue.

4.8% of grist

21.00 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	10 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	1.5 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	60 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	11.9 gallons	10 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 1.5 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	21 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	4.5 gallons
Total Water Needed:	17.4 gallons	11.9 gallons (runoff) + 4.5 gallons (grain absorbtion) + 1 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	7 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	10.4 gallons	17.4 gallons (total water) – 7 gallons (mash water)

)

100% of grist

1.75 ounces

Perle

Region:	Germany, United States
AAU Range:	7 - 9%
Notes:	Pleasant aroma, slightly spicy, almost minty bittering hop.
Typical Use:	Bittering.
Substitution:	Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, NZ Hallertau Aroma
Example:	Lager, Pale Ale, Porter; Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Summerfest, and Pale Bock

6% Leaf @ 30 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

10.5 AAUs

0.25 ounces

Perle

Region:	Germany, United States
AAU Range:	7 - 9%
Notes:	Pleasant aroma, slightly spicy, almost minty bittering hop.
Typical Use:	Bittering.
Substitution:	Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, NZ Hallertau Aroma
Example:	Lager, Pale Ale, Porter; Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Summerfest, and Pale Bock

6% Leaf @ 10 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Aroma

1.5 AAUs

2.00 ounces

Total Hop Weight

12 AAUs

Name:	Edinburgh Ale
Manufacturer:	White Labs
Product ID:	WLP028
Type:	Ale
Flocculation:	Medium
Attenuation:	72%
Temperature Range:	65–70°F
Amount:	70 ml

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