Paulaner Oktoberfest Recipe

[user 246304]

Yakimavalleyhops.com has tradition… Yakima valley hops definitely has the highest quality hops on the market no doubt. Extremely fast shipping too usually only takes a day for them to show up. I haven’t heard of that yeast but I’m sure it will be fine, I’ve tried other yeasts with this recipe and it surprisingly changes it a lot the closest I’ve found is wlp838 but definitely try that yeast and see how you like it! And they switched to using only Hallertau tradition in 2022

Have to say, Tradition is what I used in my last festbier....and I absolutely love it. One of the most successful beers I've ever brewed actually, and that's saying something because I am 90% an ale brewer.

 

[LokiM4]

Yakimavalleyhops.com has tradition… Yakima valley hops definitely has the highest quality hops on the market no doubt. Extremely fast shipping too usually only takes a day for them to show up. I haven’t heard of that yeast but I’m sure it will be fine, I’ve tried other yeasts with this recipe and it surprisingly changes it a lot the closest I’ve found is wlp838 but definitely try that yeast and see how you like it! And they switched to using only Hallertau tradition in 2022

Oh it’s definitely available online, but I was referring to locally. I just stocked up at a somewhat local HBS on German hops but they didn’t have Tradition. Looking at the substitutes and the flavor wheel Tradition and Mittelfureh are so very close-I’m sure it’ll be a great Festbier with either-but I’m not paying shipping for a couple oz of hops, I really stocked up on most things I need so it would be a lone order.

The Omega 107 Octoberfest lager yeast in comparison to WLP838 seems like the same or so close to not make any difference when I look at all of the details available for them.

2022 huh, the website is 2 years out of date then, either intentionally or unintentional.

Thanks for the reply and the work on this for us.

 

[LokiM4]

Yakimavalleyhops.com has tradition… Yakima valley hops definitely has the highest quality hops on the market no doubt. Extremely fast shipping too usually only takes a day for them to show up. I haven’t heard of that yeast but I’m sure it will be fine, I’ve tried other yeasts with this recipe and it surprisingly changes it a lot the closest I’ve found is wlp838 but definitely try that yeast and see how you like it! And they switched to using only Hallertau tradition in 2022

Well I was in a neighboring city and had time to stop at a homebrew shop I know of and low and behold they has just gotten in some Tradition hops, so I picked up 6, 1 oz packs. I'll use them for the aroma (10 min) addition, but I still might bitter with Herkules to save some of the Tradition for more recipes. I've been drinking Paulaner's Festbier for years and liked it prior to 2022 so that was the Herkules recipe, so its worth a try for me.. I can always make another with just Tradition later if I want.

 

[Bottoms_Up]

@tderanleau, are you sure that the recipe calls for 20% Munich Type 2 malt? Should it perhaps be Type 1 or even Vienna malt? Otherwise, I'm not sure how you can get a SRM to be as low as 5.0.

 

[tderanleau]

@tderanleau, are you sure that the recipe calls for 20% Munich Type 2 malt? Should it perhaps be Type 1 or even Vienna malt? Otherwise, I'm not sure how you can get a SRM to be as low as 5.0.

Yes Munich 2, Munich 2 is only 1-2 L darker than Weyermann Munich 1. Main difference is it is slightly more toasty flavored which is more to style for fest bier.

 

[Bottoms_Up]

Yes Munich 2, Munich 2 is only 1-2 L darker than Weyermann Munich 1. Main difference is it is slightly more toasty flavored which is more to style for fest bier.

Thank you, @tderanleau . Munich II can range from about 9-12 SRM. If it's at the lower end, my calculations show that 5 SRM CAN just be achieved. But not if it's at the higher end.

Another question. After an extensive search, I have found no online source anywhere that says Paulaner Oktoberfest is brewed using a double decoction process, although it does say that a "double mash" process is employed (I understand that many German Breweries now use a single decoction process, rather than a double). Did your source specifically say that their Oktoberfest was currently brewed using a double decoction process?

I hope to try this recipe shortly (I have tried similar recipes in the past) since Paulaner's Oktoberfest is one of my favourite beers - I'm actually drinking one right now (not sure why it isn't brewed all year long). I haven't yet seen any reviews from anyone brewing this recipe. How did yours turn out compared to the original?

One other thing I should add, is that Paulaner regularly adds sauergut to adjust the acidity of the mash, which can especially easily be dectected in their Munich Helles. This sauergut adds a very unique taste, which I strongly think is evident in the Octoberfest as well. Many homebrewers detect an "unusual" taste in many German lagers, and can't seem to account for that taste. At least part of that unique taste is definitely their specific blend of sauergut (according to my taste, it provides an orange-fruity/sour taste that seems to emphasize the "nutty" character of the malt). I have discovered that taste, after making my own sauergut and adding it to the mash. Thus, I feel that adding home-made sauergut would make this recipe even more closer to the original. Adding acidulated malt, doesn't seem to provide the same taste.