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morticaixavier:
Including me!

I am getting ready for my first lager (voice trembles slightly with excitement) and I am thinking that an marzen/fest might be just the thing.

I have a little over half a sack of munich and some pilsner and two row on hand. a little hallertaur, some saphir, then nelson, goldings, challenger, pacific gem.

I can get more hops if need be.

The yeast is what ever the local brewery uses as I will be grabbing a quart of that (they brew a decent o-fest themselves)

I was looking at the recipe wiki and as always I am drawn to the simplest recipe up there which is the rocktoberfest from VPB which is 100% munich and then several varieties of hallertauer.

Any thoughts?

Good reasons to add some crystal or caramunich or melanoiden?

hokerer:

--- Quote from: morticaixavier on February 23, 2013, 05:01:18 pm ---Including me!

I am getting ready for my first lager (voice trembles slightly with excitement) and I am thinking that an marzen/fest might be just the thing.

I have a little over half a sack of munich and some pilsner and two row on hand. a little hallertaur, some saphir, then nelson, goldings, challenger, pacific gem.

I can get more hops if need be.

The yeast is what ever the local brewery uses as I will be grabbing a quart of that (they brew a decent o-fest themselves)

I was looking at the recipe wiki and as always I am drawn to the simplest recipe up there which is the rocktoberfest from VPB which is 100% munich and then several varieties of hallertauer.

Any thoughts?

Good reasons to add some crystal or caramunich or melanoiden?

--- End quote ---

My "simple" one is 1/3 - 1/3 - 1/3  Pils/Vienna/Munich.  And yes just a touch of caramunich.  No melanoiden, bite the bullet and do the decotion...

3 lbs 8.0 oz Munich Malt (8.3 SRM) Grain 32.56 %
3 lbs 8.0 oz Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 32.56 %
3 lbs 8.0 oz Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 32.56 %
4.0 oz Caramunich II (Weyermann) (46.0 SRM) Grain 2.33 %
0.50 oz Magnum 12.9 [12.90 %] (60 min) Hops 20.2 IBU
1.00 oz Hallertauer 3.6 [3.60 %] (15 min) Hops 5.6 IBU

erockrph:
I brewed the Oktoberfest recipe from Brewing Classic Styles as my first lager and I loved it. The combo of Pils, Vienna and Munich with a touch of CaraMunich gives a great malt complexity that is perfect for this style.

tygo:
Yep, I use an equal mix of pils, vienna, and munich as well.  In the past I haven't put any crystal in but I think I will add a touch this year.

davidgzach:
I went with 5 different grains last year and it was great.  Pilsner, Light and Dark Munich, Vienna and Caramunich.  Hops should not play a big role IMHO so I did Tets at 60 and 30. 

+1 to biting the decoction bullet.

Dave

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