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Recipe for Oktoberfest single infusion mash

Märzen, All-Grain

5 gallon batch

Ingredients

Grains
5 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) German
5 lbs Munich Malt
1 lb German Dark Munich Malt - 20L
8 ozs Weyermann Caramunich II

Hops
1 oz German Tradition

Yeasts
White Labs Oktoberfest/Märzen Lager Yeast
Can also use Oktoberfest, Wyeast Labs 2633, with a yeast starter

Original recipe from Northern Brewer.

Mash schedule

Start with 14.38 qts water @ 169.6° F
Sacch' Rest for 60 min @ 152° F
Add 7.15 qts water @ 212° F
Mash out for 10 min @ 170° F
Fly Sparge with 13.57 qts water @ 170 °F

Fermentation schedule

Primary for 14 days @ 53.0° F
Diacetyl rest of 2 days @ 68.0° F
Lager for 45 days @ 44.0° F
Keg for 14 days @ 74.0°F

Stats

• ABV: 4.65 percent
• IBU: 19.11
• Boil Size: 6.53 Gals
• Estimated Preboil OG: 1.051
• Actual Postboil OG: 1.056
• Estimated FG: 1.017
• Color: 12.2 SRM
• Boil time: 60 minutes
• Efficiency: 76.21%

Stats by iBrewmaster