Marzen v1.0
1st attempt at making a Lager. Wanted to celebrate the fact i nearly cut off my finger moving my new(really old and green) lagering refrigerator into my garage. Really wanted to keep it simple so that is why I used only Pilsner and Munich malts.
| Brewer: | MacDuff | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Marzen v1.0 | Style: | Märzen/Oktoberfest | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 25 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.054 | FG: | 1.012 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.4% v/v (4.2% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Absolutly none, even though i probably should have. | |||||||
| Grain: | 6 lb. German Pilsner 5 lb. German Munich |
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| Mash: | 65% efficiency | |||||||
| Single-infusion for 90min at 155°. Actually got really good extraction since my supplier gets really good Pilsner malt. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.041 | 6.5 gallons | |||||
| Nothing used | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1.5 oz. Mt. Hood (4.5% AA, 60 min.) | |||||||
| Yeast: | Wyeast Bavarian Lager Yeast, Smack Pack. | |||||||
| Log: | Fermented at 45-48° for two weeks. Transfered to Secondary and lagered for 3 months at 34°. | |||||||
| Carbonation: | 3/4 cup corn sugar. Bottled. I really need to invest in kegs. | |||||||
| Tasting: | Just bottled it. Tasted absolutly terrific coming out of secondary. I might not Lager this long next time, but i will definatly brew this again. | |||||||
Recipe posted 05/19/05.