tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22399565.post-36102712221067219382008-03-07T15:44:00.003-05:002008-03-12T16:14:30.258-04:00In the true spirit of a Marzen, we are going to be brewing an Oktoberfest this weekend. With hopes of matching the success of the fall 2007 Oktoberfest party, the plan is to brew up 10 gallons of this delicious brew and let it age till late September when we can have friends over to drink it all with us.<br /><br />The brew is in the spirit of the <a href="http://www.cnybrew.com/2007/06/brew-day-oktoberfest.html">2007 Oktoberfest</a> which was a rousing success at our Oktoberfest party;<br /><br />Recipe Specifications<br />--------------------------<br />Batch Size: 10.50 gal<br />Boil Size: 13.12 gal<br />Estimated OG: 1.054 SG<br />Estimated Color: 6.3 SRM<br />Estimated IBU: 28.1 IBU<br />Brewhouse Efficiency: 60.0 %<br />Boil Time: 60 Minutes<br /><br />Ingredients:<br />------------<br />Amount Item Type % or IBU<br />18.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 70.0 %<br />4.70 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 18.3 %<br />3.00 lb Munich Malt - 20L (11.0 SRM) Grain 11.7 %<br />1.00 oz Brewer's Gold [8.00%] (60 min) Hops 14.0 IBU<br />1.00 oz Liberty [4.30%] (60 min) Hops 7.5 IBU<br />0.50 oz Liberty [4.30%] (60 min) Hops 3.7 IBU<br />0.50 oz Liberty [4.30%] (30 min) Hops 2.9 IBU<br />1 Pkgs Munich Lager (Wyeast Labs #2308) Yeast-Lager<br /><br /><br />Mash Schedule: Decoction Mash, Single<br />Total Grain Weight: 25.70 lb<br />----------------------------<br />Name Description Step Temp Step Time<br />Protein Rest Add 8.85 gal of water at 128.6 F122.0 F 35 min<br />Saccharification Decoct 3.98 gal of mash and boil155.0 F 45 min<br />Mash Out Add 3.50 gal of water at 205.2 F168.0 F 10 min<br /><br /><div>We will be brewing this Sunday and for the day I have a new toy. In the process of picking up some cheese cloth from Home Depot so that I could use it for dry hopping our <a href="http://www.cnybrew.com/2008/03/celebration-ale-rewind.html">Celebration Ale</a> I saw this beauty;</div><div> </div><p align="center"><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_wKYvyEtLvYk/R9GsJyYLyNI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/41l4fHuaqRI/s1600-h/newstuff.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175106730967419090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_wKYvyEtLvYk/R9GsJyYLyNI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/41l4fHuaqRI/s320/newstuff.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div> </div><div>This hos hooks in like a 3/8 drill bit into a drill and is normally used to mix paint, but for us, it will act as our mash mixer. For the $8 it cost me, it was well worth it (assuming it works). The cheese cloth was used as a way to dry hop with out sacrificing a lot of volume. It's a less than perfect solution if you ask me, but it works for now.</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_wKYvyEtLvYk/R9GsIyYLyLI/AAAAAAAAAgA/uqWKkc9ULVs/s1600-h/0306082032b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175106713787549874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_wKYvyEtLvYk/R9GsIyYLyLI/AAAAAAAAAgA/uqWKkc9ULVs/s320/0306082032b.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_wKYvyEtLvYk/R9GsISYLyKI/AAAAAAAAAf4/vlKDtcQo2DA/s1600-h/0306082032a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175106705197615266" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_wKYvyEtLvYk/R9GsISYLyKI/AAAAAAAAAf4/vlKDtcQo2DA/s320/0306082032a.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>I had hoped to run all the wort from my racking cane through the hops into the carboy, but that didn't work. Good idea, but failed just the same.</div><div> </div><div>Finally I had lunch at Empire Brewing Company today and thoroughly enjoyed the smoked porter and saison they had on tap. Great job by Tim the master brewer.</div><div> </div><p align="center"><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_wKYvyEtLvYk/R9GsJSYLyMI/AAAAAAAAAgI/yZbupuwmEs4/s1600-h/Tim+brewing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175106722377484482" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_wKYvyEtLvYk/R9GsJSYLyMI/AAAAAAAAAgI/yZbupuwmEs4/s320/Tim+brewing.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div> </div><div>Cheers!</div>Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293454329758079937noreply@blogger.com