Oktoberfest Marzen Recipe Kit - 5 Gallon All Grain

This is our take on the classic amber Oktoberfest, the malty Märzen most American breweries release every fall, packed as a 5 gallon all grain kit. It is built on Riverbend Munich and Pilsner malts for a rich, bready, toasty backbone, with a little Crystal 50 for color and a clean finish from Hallertau Tradition.

A traditional Märzen is a lager. This kit uses SafAle US-05, a clean ale yeast, so you can ferment it at room temperature without a fermentation chamber and go from brew day to glass in about 2 to 4 weeks. Will it be an exact match for a lager from Munich? No. It will be a smooth, copper-colored beer with a big malt presence that is right at home in the fall. If you want the pale, lighter beer they pour in the Munich tents today, look at our Festbier kit.

What's Included?

• Milled All-Grain Malt (6 lb Riverbend Chesapeake Pilsner, 4 lb Riverbend Light Munich, 1 lb Riverbend Dark Munich, 12 oz Riverbend Crystal 50, 8 oz Riverbend Great Chit)
• Sealed Hop Pellets (1 oz Hallertau Tradition)
• One Packet of Dry Ale Yeast (SafAle US-05)
• One Campden Tablet and One Whirlfloc Tablet

Description

Märzen is all about the malt. Five pounds of Light and Dark Munich give it a bread crust and toast character, and the Crystal 50 adds a little caramel and that deep amber color. Great Chit helps with body and head retention. It is malty, but it is not a sweet beer. The hops are only there for balance: a single ounce of Hallertau Tradition keeps the bitterness low so the grain stays in front. US-05 ferments clean at ale temperatures with very little fruit, so it stays out of the way and lets the malt carry the beer.

Specs

Brew Style: Oktoberfest Märzen (ale fermented)
Batch Size: 5 Gallons
Original Gravity: 1.058
Final Gravity: 1.014 (approx.)
ABV: 5.8%
IBU: 17
SRM: 12 (deep amber to copper)

Shipping is included. Kits are packed and shipped by our friends at Asheville Brewers Supply.