Can someone point me in the direction of an all grain Oktoberfest recipe, or any great fall beer recipe for that matter? I found a recipe for an Oktoberfest beer but it called for a couple month aging process. Is this typical for Oktoberfest beer recipes or is there another great recipe I can follow with a quicker turn around time?
Good fall, maybe Oktoberfest beer?
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wcarter1227
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you should try this: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f63/biermunchers-oktoberfast-ale-ag-39021/
ive brewed 3 of bm's recipes and theyve al turned out fantastic.
ive brewed 3 of bm's recipes and theyve al turned out fantastic.
calpyro
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I brewed this for this year's AHA Big Brew Day: http://wiki.homebrewersassociation.org/RocktoberfestAllGrain
Good recipe. Turned out great!
Good recipe. Turned out great!
That recipe calls for fermenting at around 50 degrees. How is this done? Actually upon further reading, it calls for slight adjustments to the fermentation several times....again, how is this done?
you can do an oktoberfest at 65-68, then lager it in the beerfrigerator if you have the room. not the same, but close
putting a thermometer in the room where you ferment
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JNye
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for the most part you need a temperature controlled fridge to lager. best bang for you buck is a small used chest freezer. there are other ways, but for reliability, this can't be beat.
if you don't have temp contol look at BM's oktoberfast, as this is an ale.
Temp control can be achieved in many ways (water bath being the easiest and most effective for the homebrewer IMO), but its importance can scarcely be overstated. It is the difference between "drinkable" beer and AWESOME beer.
fatmoose
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Room temperature is not the same as the beer temperature, but it can give you a pretty good idea of where you're at. Fermentation produces heat so you're beer is going to be warmer than the room temperature while it's fermenting. I've heard folks here say that you can expect to be about 10 degrees above air temperature in the fermenter.
strat_thru_marshall
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OP: do a search on Swamp Cooler. That's your best bet for getting started with temperature controlled fermentation. It's one of the most important things you can do to improve beer quality.
JNye
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yes, for lagers, which is what an oktoberfest traditionally is. You can do the swamp cooler thing, and it works great, but its justr not gonna cut it for lagers. It could prolly work, but it just wouldn't be worth it.
Did you find this version sweet or overly malty?
