Therese's Wiesn

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Cold crashing a 4L starter now...

Recipe: Therese's Wiesn
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Batch Size (fermenter): 18.93 l
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
OG / FG / ABV / Ratio: 1.054 SG / 1.015 SG / 5.1 % / 0.413
Color / IBU: 8.5 SRM / 22.2 IBUs

Grains: Amt                   Name                                     Type          #        %/IBU         
5 lbs                 Munich I (6.0 SRM)                       Grain         1        47.1 %       
5 lbs                 Pale Malt (2 Row) GR (3.0 SRM)           Grain         2        47.1 %       
8.0 oz                Caramunich II (45.0 SRM)                 Grain         3        4.7 %         
2.0 oz                Melanoiden Malt (20.0 SRM)               Grain         4        1.2 %         

Boil: Amt                   Name                                     Type          #        %/IBU         
0.75 oz               Crystal [3.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min         Hop           5        9.7 IBUs     
0.75 oz               Tettnang [4.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min        Hop           6        12.5 IBUs     
1.00 Items            Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins)        Fining        7        -             

Ferment: Amt                   Name                                     Type          #        %/IBU         
1.0 pkg               Octoberfest/Marzen Lager (White Labs #WL820         8        -             

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, 152F Two Sparges

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So I just kegged this from my primary and turned the deep freeze down to 2C for lagering. The taste is just awesome and it finished a little drier than i heard this yeast tends to do as far as I've read. Cant wait to give this some time and CO2. FG was 1.013.

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Anyone who would like some of the slurry i can give you a jar...

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So after not much more than a month, this has turned out excellent. While the time requirements are heavier I like the lager type profile...