This is an amalgam of beer styles. Malt profile should be similar to a Märzen/Oktoberfest style beer, yeast is an ale yeast, and the hops are mostly from my neighbor’s and my hop plants. It’s an homage to our harvest season. This is for a 10 gallon batch.
Grains
- 9 lbs. 2-row
- 8 lbs. German pilsner
- 2 lbs. Munich
- 1 lbs. CaraPils
- 1 lbs. Vienna
Hops
- 2 oz Glacier @ 60
- unknown addition of unknown hop @ 45
- unknown addition of unknown hop @ 20
- unknown addition of unknown hop @ 15
- unknown addition of unknown hop @ 10
- unknown addition of wet centennials @ 5
I used Fermentis Safale S-05 yeast again, one per carboy. Someone recently told me that they were bored with this strain. I’m not yet. I plan to cold-crash the carboys right before bottling to clear it up a little more like a true Oktoberfest.
It’s worth noting that the unknown hop isn’t a good hop. I think the plant is decorative, and the flavor of the beer was unique, and not entirely good. Next year I’m skipping those hops. Still trying to decide if I should drop hop the second keg with some pellets.