Bavarian Bliss – 20L All Grain Kit

 

Our all grain kits are our own tried and tested recipes for classic and modern beer styles. Included in the kit are all the ingredients needed to make 20L using a standard BIAB (Brew in a Bag) setup such as our BIAB Starter kit, or your prefered equipment such as a Grainfather. You will also need a set of scales for measuring hops.

 

All our all-grain kits contains a milled grain bill, hops, yeast, and any other items required for the style (such as kettle finings, spices, brewing salts), as well as a recipe card.

 

Ingredients included:
Floor Malted Pilsner malt, Munich, Vienna, Munich Dark, Chit malt, Acid Malt, Choc Rye

Hallertau MF
Mangrove Jacks M54 California Lager

 Stats:
Batch Size: 20L
OG 1.057
5.8% ABV
21 IBU

The Style:

Giant pretzels, giant steins, dirndls and lederhosen, these iconic Bavarian (German) items are only surpassed by perhaps one thing.  AND THAT’S BIER! 

Oktoberfest originated in Munich to bid a final farewell to Fest Season.  Every town in Bavaria has a fest between March and October, and the largest town in Bavaria holds the final and largest of the year.

A Märzen is the same as an Oktoberfest beer.  The origin is that the Biermeisters made the beer in March, and conditioned it until their respectable fest.  This beer dramatically varies town to town, but in essence, should be slightly high ABV (5.5% or above), have some to dark colouring to it, and be extremely sessionable.  CARAMAL FLAVOURING ON THE NOSE IS INAPPROPRIATE.  This is a darker version of a lager!  Give this a go, and have yourself an Octoba down unda!

(FYI the only reason I’ve used a California Lager Yeast over a traditional Bavarian yeast is the time of year.  Feel free to add in the customer notes that you’d prefer a Bavarian or Bohemian Lager yeast)