TheHopRanger
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As a young padawan brewer I thought I would find a source to seek enlightenment from a jedi. master.
Its not particularly difficult to make. Are you still extract brewing? Partial mash? You don't necessarily need a fridge to lager a marzen in you could use an ale yeast rather than a lager yeast which would eliminate the need to lager. It will just depend on how true to style you wish to stay. I did use a lager yeast in mine as I do have an extra fridge in the garage with a tempeture control.
It smells absolutely amazing. With exception of the cherries which came from my girlfriends mom's house. I bought all the ingriedients at Just Brew It here in town for around $30. If you haven't been there I would recommend checking it out if Trevor doesn't have it he'll order it for you.
Hope this helps
What did you decide to do for yeast in a marzen?
A light bulb or possibly a brooder light might be enough to keep the conditions in the closet ideal.
If it is too cold in the closet which you might use to lager in the use of a light bulb ( work light, old lamp) or a brooder light ( its used to help chickens maintain body heat in coops) might raise the ambient tempeture of the closet enough to prevent possible fermantation issues such as stuck fermentation
Before the dog decided to eat them yes. What would you like to know? You'll want to harvest them before the first frost.
After you transplant it you won't have much yield the first year as it is establishing itself again. Bottled the cherry marzen it is damn good it might not make it long enough for me to try it fully carbonated.
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