Märzen Recipe - Steamtober Festbier

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Steamtober Festbier

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All Grain
5.5 Gallon(s)
7.5 Gallon(s)
75 min
75%
Typical festbier recipe (equal parts Pilsner, Vienna, and Munich malts) but instead of a lager yeast, using the Anchor Steam yeast, and ferment at ale temps. (Though interesting experiments at Brulosophy.com suggest one could ferment using true lager yeast at ale temps...)

Fermentables

30% - Pilsner - DE
3.25
38
1
Mash
30% - Munich Light - DE
3.25
37
6
Mash
30% - Vienna - DE
3.25
37
4
Mash
5% - Aromatic Malt - US
0.5
35
20
Mash
5% - Crystal 40L - CA
0.5
34
40
Mash

Hops

Ahtanum
1
Pellet
FirstWort
75 min(s)
4.6
16.0
Tettnang
0.5
Pellet
Boil
20 min(s)
3.5
3.5
Saaz
0.5
Pellet
Boil
5 min(s)
3.2
1.1

Yeast

Imperial Cable Car L05
75%

Other Stuff

Irish Moss
1
each
Boil

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Infusion
148
60 min
Mash-Out
Decoction
168
10 min

Special Instructions

1.
Single infusion mash: Add grains to 3.6 gallons of water at 158?F.
2.
Treat water with lactic acid or phosphoric acid to drop pH of mash water.
3.
Mash out after 60 min by adding 2.15 gallons of water at 206?F. Stir and let sit for 10 min.
4.
Vorlauf until clear, collect wort and fly spare with 3.3 gal of 168?F water.
5.
Collect about 7.5 Gallons of wort.

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Recipe Facts

Steamtober Festbier
Märzen
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 75  min Boil Time
  • 1.054 OG
  • 1.014 FG
  • 20.6 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.38 BG:GU
  • 8.3° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 5.3% ABV Alcohol
  • 182 per 12oz Calories
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