Octoberfest Ale Recipes?

[bradfleenor]

Hey all!
I would really like to brew something AG for Octoberfest but don't have a lagering set up right now. Plus it is a little bit late in the year to brew an Octoberfest anyways so, I was thinking maybe someone might have a Octoberfest Ale recipe that they would like to share with me or at least something that might fit the style or season.
Thanks,
Brad

 

[Coastarine]

Searching will yield you more results, but here is the one that I absolutely LOVE: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f63/bee-cave-brewery-oktoberfest-ale-38880/

 

[-Dan-]

Sorry brad, but there are plenty of recipes around. There are postings right now pretty much daily. Just look

 

[cobalt60]

I'd consider trying BierMuncher's OktoberFAST Ale... I've got it fermenting away now, and I've been impressed so far!

 

[bradfleenor]

Thanks cobalt and Coastarine! I appreciate the links.
Tried do a search and didn't find anything that looked right. That's why I asked the questions that I did. Who knows, maybe I don't know how to fill out the search function or something. I just thought that this was a tight knit community that helps each other..... Go figure.

 

[Coastarine]

I just thought that this was a tight knit community that helps each other..... Go figure.

It is! It is! It is difficult to find a gentle way of saying "do a search". Mess around with the search feature a bit. The more time you spend on the board, the more you'll know what terms to search for to yield the best results. When I was looking for the same thing you are, it came down to BM's recipe or ed's. I had a tough time deciding, and I picked ed's. At the time I intended to try BM's in time, but ed's was so freaking good, I just have to brew it again.

 

[jpsloan]

+1 for BierMuncher's OktoberFast Ale. Quite nice, and well balanced.

Take a look through the Recipes Database under Amber Hybrid Beers, and you can find three quick recipes right there, including Ed's and BM's. You might even find a base Alt recipe that you can tweak with an ounce of Munich and a shift in hops and yeast. Good luck!

 

[brrman]

+2 for OctoberFast Ale. I have it fermenting right now.

 

[cobalt60]

Honestly you could probably take any oktoberfest/marzen recipe and ferment with a clean ale yeast, but the two links posted are def. tried and true.

Hope it turns out well!

 

[SevenFields]

I am going to be brewing the Brewers Best Oktoberfest Extract kit tomorrow without lagering it, I hope it turns out ok. I think it comes with Nottingham yeast.

This kit was onsale for $20 on Homebrewit.com because they are switching packaging, so I thought I would give it a shot.

 

[bob1852]

Searching will yield you more results, but here is the one that I absolutely LOVE: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f63/bee-cave-brewery-oktoberfest-ale-38880/

Bottled this one a week ago, and I've already drank two bottles. Really need to lock the rest up until Oktober!

 

[wscott823]

+3 on Biermuncher's OktoberFAST.
Bottled, but still waiting for carbing to mature a bit more. Every other indication says this is an awesome brew.

Update: Took nearly 2 weeks to get approachably carbonated. Due to extended periods in the fermenter, it may be beneficial to add fresh yeast at bottling to speed it up a bit. If you've got plenty of time to age then don't worry 'bout it.

 

[cryhav0c]

This thread is pretty old...anyone still brewing these? Do they meet any BJCP style guidelines?

 

[9Frogs]

This thread is pretty old...anyone still brewing these? Do they meet any BJCP style guidelines?

I currently have BM's OctoberFast in secondary. Used Wyeast 1007 German Ale, by all indications this should be a good one!