Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: WLP029 Yeast Starter: Yes Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 Original Gravity: 1.062 Final Gravity: 1.012 IBU: 25 Boiling Time (Minutes): 70 Color: 10 SRM Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 3.5 weeks at 65 degrees
I wanted to do an Oktoberfest beer for a neighborhood party, but am not ready to invest the time for lagering, so I whipped this up with a Kölsch yeast. I am VERY happy with the results at my first taste at 2 months since brew day. The neighborhood Oktoberfest is October 13th, so almost another month of aging will bring this to a very nice brew.
5.5# Pils
5.5# Vienna
2# Munich
0.5# Caramunich
0.5# Caravienne
Single infusion mash (1.25 qts./lb.) at 154 degrees for 90 minutes.
1 oz. Tettnang 4.4% AA at 60 min.
0.5 oz Hallertau 4.2 % AA at 30 Min
0.5 oz. Hallertau 4.2% AA at 15 min
O.G. 1.062
F.G. 1.012
Ferment at 65 degrees for 1 week, drop to 60 for 2 weeks, then crash cool for a few days at 39 before kegging. Age 2 months in keg on gas before serving.
I brewed this seven days ago. It was tossed it on a freshly evacuated yeast cake from my batch of Kolsch.
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It took off like a shot and was making bubles within about thirty minute. My temps got a few degrees higher in the begining, but I managed to get them down to within a degree with in 24 hours.
If I remember right the wort was 71* when i pitched/poured. This has had no bubbles since the end of the second day. It smells pretty good and I anticipate great beer. Thanks again for this and all your fine recipes Ed.
so hypothetically what would happen if i fermented this at say 73 or so?
It's a Kolsch yeast, so you may get some fruity esters. Remember, when it is 73 ambient, the beer is fermenting at 5 to 10 degrees warmer due to the heat generated from the process.
do you think it is even worth it. My house is warm (southern california) and i havent made space yet for a fridge for lagering. thoughts because i really like octoberfest beers and i want something that will age well
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For those temps, I would use a yeast that works well at the higher spectrum. Nottingham comes to mind. You could use the carboy in the bucket with water and a t-shirt method, but you need to be vigilant.
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