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Wyeast Oktoberfest (2633) - Suitable for a Doppelbock?
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ghumphrey
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Wyeast Oktoberfest (2633) - Suitable for a Doppelbock?
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August 12, 2010, 01:03:04 pm »
I've got an straight up Oktoberfest working its way now, but since I've been planning on brewing a Doppelbock, it got me thinking: why not reuse the Oktoberfest yeast for it?
According to Wyeast, their Oktoberfest strain is a "a blend of lager strains designed to produce a rich, malty, complex and full bodied Octoberfest style beer. Attenuates well while still leaving plenty of malt character and mouthfeel. Low in sulfur production."
Sounds like a great option to me for a darker-end Doppelbock (see the base recipe at
http://brewlog.zkdigital.com/index.php?page=recipeDetail&filter=geoff&id=157
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Can anyone think of a reason not to?
~Geoff
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Re: Wyeast Oktoberfest (2633) - Suitable for a Doppelbock?
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August 12, 2010, 01:11:58 pm »
I haven't used that yeast, but repitching yeast from an oktoberfest batch in a doppelbock batch is no problem.
The description of the yeast sounds right for those styles, for what that's worth.
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Re: Wyeast Oktoberfest (2633) - Suitable for a Doppelbock?
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August 12, 2010, 01:16:50 pm »
Geoff
I did just that ~4 years ago (oktoberfest then doppelbock) with 2633. I thought the doppel was great - it got runnerup BOS at an MCAB entry comp that year with it, so a few other folks agreed that it didn't suck
Go for it.
Cheers!
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