Firstnten
Well-Known Member
I brewing a 5 gallon batch today. Anyone try it? results? opinions? Comments? It's a high gravity brew can't wait to taste is come the end of September.
Using White labs yeast WLP820
Using White labs yeast WLP820
Imperial Oktoberfest? Who dreams these names up, some forgotten government bureaucrat? End of mini rant and good luck with your bock beer.
would you consider a regular oktoberfest a bock beer? As per AHS recipes,
regular oktoberfest:
Fermentable Sugars:
Mini-Mash - Liquid: 6 lb Liquid Malt Extract, 2.5 lb Base Grains, 1 lb Specialty Grains.
Imperial:
Fermentable Sugars:
Mini-Mash - Liquid: 9 lb Liquid Malt Extract, 2 lb Base Grains, 1.5 lb Specialty Grains.
Going by the Wikipedia definition they are both bock. The imperial as far as AHS is concerned has as you can see 3 lb's more LME. Dunno why they call it "imperial" i'm wondering about the burn if it's overpowering. My favorite beer is an Oktoberfest/Marzen I'm wondering how this stuff tastes in comparison to regular. I'm gonna make a regular sometime in June to make sure i don't miss out on this beer around Halloween time.
I'm just going off on the "Imperial" thing. It seems every new beer is now an "Imperial". Hey, they can call it anything they like but a regular Oktoberfest is not a bock beer. Beyond Oktoberfests are plain old bocks, Maibock, and Dopplebock ranging in the 7-11% ABV range. Anyways, enjoy your brew.
technically your "oktober" you speak of is in september. So...no you couldn't drink it in early oktober. Maybe october, sure.
Technically your "oktober" you speak of is in September. So...no you couldn't drink it in early oktober. Maybe October, sure.
Well if you want to be technical and rude. Oktober is just German for October, and Oktoberfest goes into early October at least it did when I was in Munich...
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