New Brew Planning

Yippe! I’m brewing this weekend (weather, wife, and kids permitting)

GR410	Malt – Vienna	7.00	1.30	9.10
GR405	Malt – German Munich	1.00	1.45	1.45
GR390	Malt – White Wheat	1.00	1.35	1.35
GR590	Malt – Caravienne	1.00	1.55	1.55
GR593	Malt – Special B	1.00	1.55	1.55
Hhal2	Hop (Pellets) – Hallertauer (2 oz)	1.00	3.00	3.00
Hlib2	Hop (Pellets) – Liberty (2 oz)	1.00	2.25	2.25
WLP036	White Labs Yeast (Dusseldorf Alt)	1.00	5.50	5.50
FIN20	Clarifiers – Irish Moss (1oz)	1.00	1.35	1.35

Just saw on http://www.morebeer.com/ that my order has shipped. The grain bill and hops is for an Oktoberfest style beer, but the yeast is an Alt. I don’t have the facilities to lager an O’fest, so this is a compromise. With any luck I won’t be too far out of style, though.

I plan to go easy on the Special B, as it’s rather dark, probably about 1/4#, and about 1./2# of the Caravienne. The wheat is out of style, but it helps with head retention, and at 10% of the grain bill, shouldn’t change the flavor profile appreciably.

I’m planning a single decoction mash, to get that malty O’fest flavor.

I’ll probably start with the Liberty at 45 minutes, and the Hallertau at 30 and 15. Exact amounts depend on the %Alpha Acid on the hops, as I don’t want this to be very bitter. Just enough to give it some backbone.