Looking for a good Spaten Optimator clone all grain recipe

dec · 08-19-2010, 08:05 PM

Anyone have a good all grain clone Spaten Optimator recipe they've used? Austin wants like 50 dollars for their kit.

**AZ_IPA** · 08-19-2010, 08:23 PM

Jamil's recipe is in this thread...

I keep meaning to try it as I love that beer.

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/spaten-optimator-clone-recipe-82278/

michael.berta · 08-20-2010, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by AZ_IPA

Jamil's recipe is in this thread...

I keep meaning to try it as I love that beer.

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/spaten-optimator-clone-recipe-82278/

+1. JZ's recipe will get you in the ball park. I'd brew that and do a taste test with the real thing and adjust from there. High gravity lagers require a ton of yeast...So you may want to make a Helles or a Pils or something and pitch the Doppelbock wort on the yeast cake.

dec · 08-20-2010, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by michael.berta

+1. JZ's recipe will get you in the ball park. I'd brew that and do a taste test with the real thing and adjust from there. High gravity lagers require a ton of yeast...So you may want to make a Helles or a Pils or something and pitch the Doppelbock wort on the yeast cake.

Can I just pitch two of the WLP833 German Bock Lager Yeast?

electric_beer · 08-20-2010, 08:46 PM

According to Mr Malty, if you don't want to make a starter you should pitch nearly 8 vials. That's pretty spendy, maybe you should just make the 7L of starter you need.

michael.berta · 08-22-2010, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by dec

Can I just pitch two of the WLP833 German Bock Lager Yeast?

No. You need way more than that. check out the pitching rate calculator

http://www.mrmalty.com/calc/calc.html