Comments on Home Brew Beer: Oktoberfest inspired ale homebrew?

Thanks Jennifer... If beerkits4homebrewing.com wo...

2010-10-21T05:20:42.236-04:00

Thanks Jennifer... If beerkits4homebrewing.com would like to provide me with a kit or two, I would be happy to try them and write reviews...

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2010-10-15T16:01:46.479-04:00

Found ya on the GOOOOOOOGLE

I thought it was a great recipe. I wondered too ho...

2010-10-15T16:01:02.326-04:00

I thought it was a great recipe. I wondered too how you kept it cold?

Anon... You need a chiller for your carboy...

2010-10-15T05:38:33.037-04:00

Anon... You need a chiller for your carboy...

I live 30 miles NE of San Diego in the summer in t...

2010-10-15T00:42:18.393-04:00

I live 30 miles NE of San Diego in the summer in the summer usually in mid 90's I run 2 fans on my fermenting beer.I have 2 pane windows and lots of trees and Spanish Tile roof so room stays mid 70's Ale no problem but Lager impossible

I was thinking of using a secondary on this batch,...

2008-08-12T00:31:00.000-04:00

I was thinking of using a secondary on this batch, never did with any before this though. How cold would I need to keep it to "cold condition"?

The recipe looks good. Do you think you can cold-...

2008-08-11T21:26:00.000-04:00

The recipe looks good. Do you think you can cold-condition it once it is done fermenting?

Well thanks for the confidence building comment an...

2008-08-09T13:01:00.000-04:00

Well thanks for the confidence building comment and the advice...

Too late on the yeast since my buddy Kenn already went shopping...

I guess the key will be to keep the fermentation temp to the lower end of the spectrum for this particular yeast. I wish I had an extra air conditioner somewhere...

I like the idea, Bryon. If you think about it, the...

2008-08-09T11:17:00.000-04:00

I like the idea, Bryon. If you think about it, the Marzen/Oktoberfest style lends itself to an "ale conversion" fairly well, being one of the more "ale-like" lager styles in terms of flavor profile and body. Will probably be something near an amber ale and if you can control the esthers a bit, you should have a pretty clean, Marzen-like ale I think. Definitely let us know how it turns out! I am a fan of the most lager-ish of ales - a kolsch, so this should be a nice experiment too. Heck, perhaps even a Kolsch yeast might help control the fruitiness you don't want in this beer. Food (or drink) for thought. Cheers!

Never tried the Paulaner Salvatore Oktoberfest, an...

2008-08-09T02:21:00.000-04:00

Never tried the Paulaner Salvatore Oktoberfest, and I must admit, the Spaten was purchased because it was the only Marzen available at my local package store this week. It rates pretty poorly on Beer Advocate...

Stay tuned and I'll let you know how it goes! (Both with the brewing and the sampling...)

Sounds Intriguing. Let me know if it works, I've b...

2008-08-09T00:39:00.000-04:00

Sounds Intriguing. Let me know if it works, I've been wanting an Oktoberfest, but also lack Lagering abilities.

I haven't tried the Spaten, but only because the Paulaner Salvatore Octoberfest Marzen is so spectacular!