I must brew a Sam Adams Octoberfest clone ASAP! Recipe Help!

[maierhof]

Yes I agree on that one too - sorry for hijacking the thread Madbird!
I will post only what my final taste is and any additions to my recipe that can come up with...

 

[maierhof]

I think SA has more sweetness and less vienna/munich. Maybe 1# of crystal 20?

An interesting read on creating "toffee" like flavor:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/need-help-toffee-flavor-mild-142326/
http://discussions.probrewer.com/showthread.php?10332-Toffee-flavor

ding ding ding - you were right on target on that first call imho

i just couldn't help myself anymore... just had to try it even tho it is only day 5 of my lagering/conditioning phase and only two days of pressure. the body just isnt there like the SA version also mine ends with almost a flowery ending - hmmm thinking of adding a 1# of crystal 20 or half a # of a crystal 40 on my next try...

check out the clarity side by side - yes mine is on the right

 

[maierhof]

edit: sorry - double post

 

[grathan]

Nice. I think all of SA beers have a very unique, but common taste to them. Either the yeast or the water or some type of additive. Probably not the yeast because it's common in both the ales and lagers. Probably not the water because it doesn't taste like common brewing salts. Perhaps process. High mash temp that finishes dry somehow? Could be ingredients, but I am not thinking so.

 

[maierhof]

So I just kicked the keg of my very first lager - the SA Oktoberfest clone attempt #1 - boy that went fast. Gotta say it was tough not to drink this one! Only 50 days since i brewed it lol. Oh well - i got another 10gal sitting at week two on attempt #2. The second batch i included 1# crystal 10 to push it more malty forward while also increasing the ibu to 22 now... we will see.

 

[JayDubWill]

So I just kicked the keg of my very first lager - the SA Oktoberfest clone attempt #1 - boy that went fast. Gotta say it was tough not to drink this one! Only 50 days since i brewed it lol. Oh well - i got another 10gal sitting at week two on attempt #2. The second batch i included 1# crystal 10 to push it more malty forward while also increasing the ibu to 22 now... we will see.

That's the problems with lagers, they take so long to make and go down waaay to fast. I've pretty much settled on doing back to back batches whenever I do a lager now.