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Marzen Help

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cannondale
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Marzen Help

Post by cannondale »

Now that I have a temp. controlled ferm. chamber, I'm going to take my first stab at a lager and brew an Oktoberfest/Marzen. I've put together a 10 gallon recipe that I plan to split and ferment with 2 different lager strains. Any feedback from the lager brewers out there would be appreciated..

Marzen, 10 gallons, split:

Fermentables (Target - OG 1.053, SRM 10):
50% Vienna
30% Pilsner
10% Munich 9°L
5% Caramunich II
5% CaraBohemian

Mash (Batch Sparge):
Beta Rest - 30 min. @ 140°F
Alpha Rest - 30 min. @ 158°F

Boil for 90 min.

Hops (Target - 25 IBU):
2 oz. Tettnanger (3.2% AA) @ 40 min.
2 oz. Hallertau (4.3% AA) @ 30 min.

Fermentation:
Split, ferment one half with WLP820, the other half with WLP830.
Ferment @ 45°F for 2 weeks.
Lager @ 35°F for 6 weeks.
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Post by Ixion »

I might be late to reply, but I would do a single infusion at 153F fro 60 minutes. This would coax out a stronger malt profile which I think is good for the style. 148F would make a drier, less malty profile that is better for, say, Koelsch.

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