Marzen Lager (Oktoberfest Festbier)
Big, malty and easy-drinking - this European festival lager brings delicious light-toasty malt flavours with the addition of Muntons Vienna Malt. Use the yeast under the lid or a lager yeast like 34/70 to product this classic German lager at around 4.8% ABV at 23L.
Cost: 35
Equipment
- 1 30 litre fermenter
- 1 Large mixing spoon
- 1 5 litre jug
- 1 Cup
Materials
- 1.8 kg Muntons Continental Lager
- 1.5 kg Muntons Vienna Lager
- 1 pkt 34/70 Lager yeast
Instructions
- Clean and sanitise fermenter, spoon, cup and jug.
- Fill the cup to 3/4 full with cold brewing water. Sprinkle in the dried yeast and gently stir in. Cover.
- Soften the malt cans in hot water for about 5 minutes.
- Pour 2 litres of boiling water into your 5L jug. Open the cans and pour the contents into the jug.
- Mix the concentrated wort and water well, then pour into your fermenter. Top up with cold quality brewing water to 23L for approx. 4.8% ABV. Vigourously stir the wort with a large spoon to oxygenate it. Ensure the wort temperature is 9 - 22 degrees celcius. Gently pour in the cup of yeast slurry and gently stir into the oxygenated wort.
- Seal the fermenter lid and insert airlock. Ideally ferment at 14-18 degrees Celcius for 10 - 14 days.
- After 10 days, check the gravity. If the SG remains steady for three days, fermentation is complete. If in doubt, leave a few more days for better results. Keg or bottle your brew.
