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17 03 2011
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  Thu, 17 Mar 2011

Oktober

07:34

First attempt at a lager and it has gone pretty well

Dates
Date Brewed: 6 Jan 2011 Date Fermented: 12 Jan 2011
Date Kegged: 27 Jan 2011 Date Ready: 10 Feb 2011


Selected Style and BJCP Guidelines
3B-European Amber Lager-Oktoberfest/Marzen

Minimum OG: 12.4 Plato Maximum OG: 14.0 Plato
Minimum FG: 3.1 Plato Maximum FG: 4.1 Plato
Minimum IBU: 20 IBU Maximum IBU: 28 IBU
Minimum Color: 7.0 SRM Maximum Color: 14.0 SRM


Recipe Overview
Target Wort Volume Before Boil: 30.00 l Actual Wort Volume Before Boil: 30.00 l
Target Wort Volume After Boil: 24.00 l Actual Wort Volume After Boil: 24.00 l
Target Volume Transferred: 21.00 l Actual Volume Transferred: 21.00 l
Target Volume At Pitching: 21.00 l Actual Volume At Pitching: 21.00 l
Target Volume Of Finished Beer: 19.00 l Actual Volume Of Finished Beer: 19.00 l
Target Pre-Boil Gravity: 10.8 Plato Actual Pre-Boil Gravity: 10.1 Plato
Target OG: 13.4 Plato Actual OG: 12.0 Plato
Target FG: 3.3 Plato Actual FG: -No Record-
Target Apparent Attenuation:: 74.9 % Actual Apparent Attenuation: 99.8 %
Target ABV: 5.4 % Actual ABV: 6.4 %
Target ABW: 4.3 % Actual ABW: 5.1 %
Target IBU (using Rager): 13.9 IBU Actual IBU: 13.9 IBU
Target Color (using Morey): 8.9 SRM Actual Color: 8.9 SRM
Target Mash Efficiency: 80.0 % Actual Mash Efficiency: 74.7 %
Target Fermentation Temp: 10 degC Actual Fermentation Temp: 10 degC


Fermentables
Ingredient Amount % MCU When
German Pilsner Malt 2.000 kg 38.5 % 0.9 In Mash/Steeped
German Munich Malt 1.800 kg 34.6 % 3.4 In Mash/Steeped
German Vienna Malt 1.000 kg 19.2 % 1.2 In Mash/Steeped
German CaraMunich III 0.400 kg 7.7 % 7.9 In Mash/Steeped


Hops
Variety Alpha Amount IBU Form When
German Hallertauer Hersbrucker 2.3 % 60 g 13.9 Bagged Pellet Hops 40 Min From End
German Hallertauer Hersbrucker 2.3 % 20 g 0.0 Bagged Pellet Hops At turn off


Yeast
Wyeast 2042-Danish Lager

Mash Schedule
Mash Type: Full Mash
Schedule Name: Single Step Infusion (66C/151F) w/Mash Out

Step Type Temperature Duration
Rest at 66 degC 60
Raise to and Mash out at 77 degC 10


Tasting Notes
Very tasty after a few weeks lagering in the keg. Was only lagered for a week before kegging sothe slow drinking was definitely good for the beer

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