Merry Old Märzen Octoberfest

Dave's Dreaded Homebrewery
Merry Old Märzen Octoberfest
All-Grain Brew 10 Gallon Batch

Brew Date - 12/30/98
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Bottled -

Merry Old Märzen Octoberfest

Beer Cam
12/30/98 4:30PM

Now I have a beer freezer with temp control. So it is time to brew an Octoberfest!!This is a lager beer and must be fermented at cooler temperatures. It may take a while to complete but it will be worth the wait.

Credits -

Dave Dixon - Brewmaster

Updated 12/30/98 4:30PM -
Dave's Dreaded brews up a batch of Octoberfest!

See Dave's Real Beer Online Beer Log for detailed information on the latest brew.

Grain	Quanity
Weyermann Light Munich Malt	12 lbs
Weyermann Pilsner Malt	12 lbs
Weyermann Cara Munich Malt (61L)	1 lb
Total Grain	25 lbs

Hops	Alpha Acid %	Quanity	Time
Hersbucker	3.2%	5 oz	90 min - bittering

OG:	Hydrometer reading is 1.062
FG:	Hydrometer reading is 1st - 2nd - 3rd -
Alcohol Content
1.	12/29/98 8:28AM - Heat 8 gallons of strike water to 160º
2.	9:20AM - Mash in grain and temp level to 154º
3.	11:00AM - Start Mash out process.
4	11:23AM - Mash out completed bring temp to 168º and hold it for 5 minutes.
5.	11:30AM - Begin the Sparge process with 14 gallons of 175º water.
6.	12:50PM - Complete sparge and collect 13 gallons of sweet wort. Begin Boil.
7.	1:45PM - 90 min boil. Achieve boil and add hops.
8.	3:15PM - Flame out and rest for 30 minutes.
9.	3:45PM - Begin cool down process and transfer to the primary fermenters.
10.	5:40PM - Complete cool down process and areate wort.
11.	546PM - Pitch Wyeast 2206 Bavarian yeast slurry in to the primary fermenters. Place in the beer freezer and cold temp at 55º.
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