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Date: 11 Dec 2006 05:00:50
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Subject: Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest-Marzen query
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Hello All
Next brew fest is 1/6 or 1/13 and is German beer day. Making another
hefe and I'm going to have a whack at a Hacker-Pschorr style
Oktoberfest-Marzen. Since this is a Munich target, I think I have 4
yeast options:
WLP820 Oktoberfest/Marzen
WLP838 South German Lager Yeast
Wyeast 2308 Munich Lager Yeast
Wyeast 2633 Oktoberfest Lager Blend
Any recommendations? Left to my own devices I'll probably go with the
WLP838, but I thought I'd ask.
(Earthlink NNTP is busted - sorry if the formatting is poor)
JB
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Date: 11 Dec 2006 08:15:34
From: The Artist Formerly Known as Kap'n Salty
Subject: Re: Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest-Marzen query
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jbleichert@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello All
>
> Next brew fest is 1/6 or 1/13 and is German beer day. Making another
> hefe and I'm going to have a whack at a Hacker-Pschorr style
> Oktoberfest-Marzen. Since this is a Munich target, I think I have 4
> yeast options:
>
> WLP820 Oktoberfest/Marzen
> WLP838 South German Lager Yeast
> Wyeast 2308 Munich Lager Yeast
> Wyeast 2633 Oktoberfest Lager Blend
>
> Any recommendations? Left to my own devices I'll probably go with the
> WLP838, but I thought I'd ask.
>
You really have more options than that -- with some notable exceptions,
lager yeasts aren't really as specialized as the labeling might leave
you to believe. My favorite all-around lager yeast is WLP 802 (Czech
Budejovice). I also like 2278 from WYeast. Both Czech strains are easy
to use, reliable over multiple pitches and can deal with fairly high
alcohol production for bigger beers.
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Date: 12 Dec 2006 07:16:18
From: OrganicVeggie
Subject: Re: Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest-Marzen query
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On Dec 11, 7:00 am, jbleich...@gmail.com wrote:
> Any recommendations? Left to my own devices I'll probably go with the
> WLP838, but I thought I'd ask.
I've been using Wyeast #2206 Bavarian Lager for all of my German lagers
with great success. I've done a few Oktoberfest/M=E4rzen, a Maibock and
a Munich Dunkel and all of them have fermented very clean and crisp
with a nice malty profile.
Sean
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helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear
weapons, but at the very least, you need a beer.
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