Octoberfest lager????

suffolkbeer · Sep 26, 2017

I've been asked to brew an Oktoberfest lager for someone who likes That kind of thing. I know nothing of brewing lager as until now my brewing has been exclusively ale.

Could anyone explain the process and how it differs from all grain bitter brewing?

strange-steve · Sep 26, 2017

Well to do a lager "properly" you need temperature control of some sort in order to ferment at 10ÃÂ° and then lager for a few weeks even colder. That being said, if you look at the Brulosophy site, there are fermentation temperature experiments with some lager yeasts fermented at ale temperatures without any negative effects.

Otherwise the process isn't much different. Aim for around 1.055 OG with roughly 40% pilsner malt, 30% munich malt, 25% vienna malt and 5% caramunich. Bitter to 25-30 IBU with a noble hop and include a small midboil addition. Ferment with S-23 yeast. After FG is reached, rack to secondary and lager for 4 weeks before bottling.

suffolkbeer · Sep 26, 2017

Thanks for that!
I have a spare fridge I could use with my ink bird to chill while fermenting and largering.
So I suppose it's possible.......

suffolkbeer · Sep 26, 2017

Would 2 weeks primary fermentation for a lager usually be sufficient??

MickDundee · Sep 26, 2017

You could do it as a pseudo-lager using a Kolsch or Steam Beer yeast. The guy from Brulosophy won 1st place in a comp with his Moktoberfest pseudo lager.
http://brulosophy.com/recipes/moktoberfest/

Saisonator · Sep 26, 2017

MickDundee said:
You could do it as a pseudo-lager using a Kolsch or Steam Beer yeast. The guy from Brulosophy won 1st place in a comp with his Moktoberfest pseudo lager.
http://brulosophy.com/recipes/moktoberfest/

I am drinking something very similar, only I used CML Kolsch Yeast.
Came out tasting lovely.

chub1 · Sep 26, 2017

Saisonator said:
I am drinking something very similar, only I used CML Kolsch Yeast.
Came out tasting lovely.

Likewise,have done two Kolsch.More to do as well:thumb:

MyQul · Sep 27, 2017

chub1 said:
Likewise,have done two Kolsch.More to do as well:thumb:

I've also got a beer in the FV using the CML Kolsch yeast, a cream ale/light pseudo lager thingy

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