Festbier BierMuncher's OktoberFAST Ale (AG)

[Keith_O]

I think this may be this weekends project!


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[DagoBrewer]

Just kegged and carbed this tonight. Ill post pics of my final product tomorrow or the next day!

 

[voigtmb]

Just racked into secondary can't wait to keg. Hope it drops a few more points before then so I can hit my numbers. Smells and looks good oh and taste good to.


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[copper2hopper]

My neighbor loved this one yesterday during Brewday he stopped over and checked out what the hell was going on in my garage. Thanks BM. next brew of this I'm gonna add some flavoring I think.

 

[bolus14]

I have opened a few bottles of mine and it just seems to be lacking something. Not sure what but it doesn't have that crisp caramel malt like taste. Seems to be more of just a pale malt coming through. Anybody else ever notice this and hasn't changed with some extra time?

 

[eulipion2]

I have opened a few bottles of mine and it just seems to be lacking something. Not sure what but it doesn't have that crisp caramel malt like taste. Seems to be more of just a pale malt coming through. Anybody else ever notice this and hasn't changed with some extra time?

My biggest problem was that my chosen strain over-attenuated (1.010), leaving it with a slightly thinner body (not thin, just thinner), and lacking a touch of maltiness. Still really enjoyable, and still VERY drinkable.

 

[copper2hopper]

I got the same thing goin on Bolus. Carbonation is there just missing somethin ya know? That's why I'm gonna flavor it up with something during secondary fermentation like a little vanilla bean or rum soaked wood chips I saw someone post earlier in here. I didn't hit my gravities like I wanted to either so I think that's contributing to the lack of flavor as well.

 

[cgrivois]

My biggest problem was that my chosen strain over-attenuated (1.010), leaving it with a slightly thinner body (not thin, just thinner), and lacking a touch of maltiness. Still really enjoyable, and still VERY drinkable.

I used the yeast in the original recipe and finished out at 1.020. I probably should have tried to shake the bucket to suspend yeast again but didn't. Hydro sample taste pretty good so well see. Started at 1.052

 

[bolus14]

I used WY1450 which has been over attenuating on everything compared to what Wyeast list it should be getting. This went down to 1.005, which gave me 90% apparent attenuation, so that could very well be my issue. Due to the nature of that strain it doesn't come across as thin, but it's lacking what I would look for in a Marzen/Okto. It's easily drinkable, ended with 5.7% ABV so it's not overkill.

I've gotten better attenuation on almost every beer i've made, so I don't know if I just need to raise my mash temps a couple degrees, or just plan for 5% better attenuation that what's normal. All part of the hobby I guess.

 

[eulipion2]

I've gotten better attenuation on almost every beer i've made, so I don't know if I just need to raise my mash temps a couple degrees, or just plan for 5% better attenuation that what's normal. All part of the hobby I guess.

I'd try mashing higher. If I brew this again with the same yeast (Mangrove Jack's US West Coast Ale), I'll probably mash somewhere around 158-160.

 

[DagoBrewer]

My biggest problem was that my chosen strain over-attenuated (1.010), leaving it with a slightly thinner body (not thin, just thinner), and lacking a touch of maltiness. Still really enjoyable, and still VERY drinkable.

Same exact thing with mine

 

[DagoBrewer]

Heres mine! Virtually no head, but tastes and looks absolutely amazing!! Crystal clear after a week of carbonation and almost gone already haha!!

 

[Will-D]

Looks great, I just Kegged up 10 gallons yesterday, going to let it carb up for a week or two.

 

[mdbrewer1]

I brewed this up about a month ago and split a 5 gallon batch into 2 Mr. Beer kegs. I left one alone and to the other I added a spice tea of 1 oz. of dark rum, 1 split and chopped vanilla bean, and 1/2 tsp. of pumpkin pie spice for about a week. I primed the pumpkin one with brown sugar. Both hydro samples were good, but I preferred the pumpkin one, which I have dubbed Pumptoberfest. I am really happy with how it turned out. I'm almost wishing I had spiced the full 5 gallons.

 

[gatsby174]

I just doughed in my first batch of this. Brewing in the chilly garage is a challenge, glad i have a program to tell me my strike Temps! If my cooler insulates it enough, i nailed my mash temp. I may shorten the length of the man mash so my Temps don't drop too low. I'm really looking forward to this one!

 

[Rpwallace1]

I brewed this in late July. It was good at first, but now the last dozen or so bottles I have left are WICKED AWESOME! Thanks for sharing this great recipe!

 

[copper2hopper]

4 months in the bottle?!? It held out that long without going bad?? I'll have to remember that next time. What did your ABV come out to?

 

[pwortiz]

4 months in the bottle?!? It held out that long without going bad?? I'll have to remember that next time. What did your ABV come out to?

I may need to get a better understanding of the question...."going bad"? Your beer goes bad? That saddens me. I have stuff that's been in a bottle for 3 years and it's awesome. Normally my batches last at minimum 6 months...and that's only because I drink it by then.

 

[copper2hopper]

I usually brew Hoppy IPAs so I tried to drink it fresh. So I guess that's just what I'm used to and not letting stuff sit for so long assuming that these hoppier ones will go bad in the matter of months. I was just saying it's good to know that we can let the stuff sit for that long. What was your ABV on this one?

 

[pwortiz]

gotcha. FWIW, I've let some IPAs age too. They are WAY different than their original tastes, absolutely, but not bad...just different

I've been subscribed to this thread for 2 years but haven't made the beer yet lol. I have an Oktoberfest that I have made during those two years but made them in March to sit for 6 months during the summer, etc etc. Usually have ~6.5% on that one. Maybe it's the yeast, but that one was SUPER well received this year and it needed the additional time to mellow.

 

[voigtmb]

I brewed this exactly the same as the recipe. Turned out very good. I may rase the mash temp a few degrees to up the residual sweetness but other than that wont change a thing. Took a bit longer than 6 weeks to get crystal clear so may use gel on next years batch or just let it sit. The pick is of my last half a glass before the keg kicked it. 5 gallons went so fast didn't think to post a reply and pic till it was gone.

 

[bbohanon]

Without a doubt one of, if not the best Octoberfest recipe available!
Staple brew in my rotation.

 

[jdanderson1449]

Brewed a batch for my birthday on March 1. Drinking it now. Gonna brew more for a real Oktoberfest celebration in September.

Awesome beer BierMuncher.

 

[bj2387]

just brewed a 3 gallon biab version of this yesterday. hit my OG pretty close to where i wanted. the only thing is the hops when i got home i saw the alpha and beta were lower then what the recipe stated. so my ibu's are going to be lower but it smelled delicious so we will see how it all turns out.

 

[jdanderson1449]

My 10 gallon batch from March 1 is almost gone. Time to make more.

 

[permo]

This recipe looks outstanding....what do you think about using wyeast 1187 Ringwood Ale yeast on this one?

 

[rrhoads]

Hi.
Just wondering how Styrian Goldings would work in this as a replacement for the Tettnanger? I have some that I want to use up.
Also, If substituting Honey malt for the Aromatic, as discussed earlier in the thread, should I use the same amount as the Aromatic? More? Less?

 

[mattsearle]

I brewed this up with the intention of giving it 3 weeks in the primary, however an unexpected holiday has meant that I could only give it 2 weeks, followed by a few days cold crashing before bottling before I go away. Fermentation had completed (at 1.014), but I know that previous comments have said that this beer needed the 3 weeks? Would you say I'll notice it being drastically worse due to the week less that it's had in primary?

 

[dcrog]

I believe if you're bottling just keep them in a warm place and it should clean up nicely.

JMHO but I have been known to be wrong before.

 

[mattsearle]

I believe if you're bottling just keep them in a warm place and it should clean up nicely.

JMHO but I have been known to be wrong before.

Thanks mate that's what I'm thinking. Once they're in the bottles I can leave them indefinitely to continue conditioning, it's just the primary I'll have to cut short. Nice one