A Quick Turnaround Oktoberfest Märzen Recipe

This is an All Grain recipe for a Märzen-style beer. It's designed to make 5  gallons of delicious beer. Making it a great choice for a 10-gallon brewing system. A unique feature of this recipe is its use of a clean fermenting ale yeast, which allows for a much quicker turnaround than a traditional lagered version, meaning you can enjoy it sooner! Buy our ingredient kit here.

Beer Profile

• Style: Märzen
• Original Gravity: 1.058
• Final Gravity: 1.014
• ABV: 5.78%
• IBU: 17.6
• Color: 12 SRM

Grain Bill

• ~6 lbs (2.72 kg) of Chesapeake Pilsner from Riverbend Malt House
• ~4 lbs (1.81 kg) of Light Munich from Riverbend Malt House
• ~1 lb (0.45 kg) of Dark Munich from Riverbend Malt House
• ~12 oz (0.34 kg) of Crystal 50L from Riverbend Malt House
• ~8 oz (0.23 kg) of Great Chit from Riverbend Malt House

Hop Schedule

• ~1 oz (28.3 g) of Hallertau Tradition hops added at the start of the boil.

Yeast

• One package of Safale American Ale (US-05) from Fermentis.

Other Additions

• 0.5 Campden Tablets added to the mash.
• 1 Whirlfloc tablet added with 5 minutes left in the boil.

Step-by-Step Brew Day Instructions

1. Mash

• This recipe calls for a single infusion mash.
• Perform a Sacc Rest by mashing the grains at 150°F (65.6°C) for 60 minutes.

2. Boil

• Bring the wort to a boil for a total of 60 minutes.
• Add the Hallertau Tradition hops at the very beginning of the boil.
• Add the Whirlfloc tablet during the last 5 minutes of the boil.

3. Fermentation

• Cool the wort to your yeast's preferred pitching temperature.
• Pitch the package of Safale American Ale yeast.
• Ferment for 7-14 days at 65°F 

After fermentation, package the beer and carbonate to approximately 2.4 volumes of CO₂. Prost!