First Recipe designed... feedback please

[CoastalEmpireBrewery]

This is my first all grain recipe I designed on Beersmith2. Any feedback, questions, concerns would be greatly appreciated.

7 lbs 3.1 oz Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) 60.8 %
1 lbs 11.8 oz Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) 14.7 %
1 lbs 11.8 oz Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) 14.7 %
1 lbs 2.5 oz Caramunich I (Weyermann) (51.0 SRM) 9.8 %
0.50 oz Hallertau Magnum [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min 22.3 IBUs
1.00 oz Tettnang [4.50 %] - Boil 2.0 min Hop 6 1.2 IBUs
1.0 pkg Octoberfest/Marzen Lager (White Labs #WLP820) [35.49 ml] Yeast

 

[passedpawn]

[untried recipe; moved from recipe database]

 

[BeerLoverHere]

Looks good at quick glance, I'd maybe cut back a little on the caramunich, but you don't have any other specialty malt so you might be fine. At first hunch I'd think it'd be too dark for a marzen style. Hops are perfect for a european lager beer including IBU target. Make sure you do a 90 minute boil with the pilsner malt to get rid of the DMS.

 

[CoastalEmpireBrewery]

I was trying to keep it as "German" as possible. What would you suggest to used for specialty grains?

 

[signpost]

I'll assume the odd amounts come from either converting from metric or from the amount of left over ingredients you have laying around. Because if it isn't for one of those reasons, it seems a bit weird.

Other than that, it looks like a tasty recipe. I haven't brewed that style or any lager for that matter, but it sure looks like a beer I'd be willing to drink.

 

[CoastalEmpireBrewery]

The weird numbers came from beer smith program. Thankfully I have a food scale that measures in pounds and ounces. I think I'm gonna give her a try

 

[signpost]

Like, Beersmith learned to think on its own and told you what to brew?

Or you made a recipe and then scaled it to the size batch you wanted and it came up with weird amounts?

If it is the first, that is a bit weird.

 

[BigEd]

This is my first all grain recipe I designed on Beersmith2. Any feedback, questions, concerns would be greatly appreciated.

You need to tell us what you are trying to make.

 

[kh54s10]

In Beersmith you can set it for pounds and ounces or for pounds and tenths. I usually try to stay on the quarter pounds .

 

[CoastalEmpireBrewery]

I am trying to make an Oktoberfest beer

 

[BeerLoverHere]

I am trying to make an Oktoberfest beer

I think it looks dead ass on or pretty close to it. Look at this link for a breakdown of this style: http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style03.php

 

[CoastalEmpireBrewery]

I'm going to do two versions of this beer. One Vienna malt base and one German Pilsner base

 

[CoastalEmpireBrewery]

I was trying to adjust percentages and it gave me weird numbers, but they are numbers I can work with

 

[BeerLoverHere]

I like the idea of 2 versions of this: Vienna in one and Pils in the other for the base malt. I put Vienna (30%) in a 2-row corn rice cream ale version and am drinking now. Tomorrow doing same recipe, but no Vienna version of same cream ale, just upping the 2-row. I am expecting a difference as the Vienna adds a bit more. I think you should be good to go and get something pretty authentic both ways to the style.

 

[CoastalEmpireBrewery]

I'm thinking either a Vienna malt or Munich malt bade

 

[signpost]

Ah, so you were working from percentages. That explains the weird numbers. Personally, I'd round off the amounts, but if you are ok with, that's cool.

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[CoastalEmpireBrewery]

Yea I went and changed it to easily measured amounts

 

[signpost]

Be sure to report back when it is finished. Once the numbers are rounded off, it looks like a simple recipe to repeat. So, if it turns out well I might be interested in trying it out.

 

[CoastalEmpireBrewery]

Will definitely do

 

[CoastalEmpireBrewery]

The German base turned out great. The Vienna base not so much. More like drinking malty syrup lol.