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Motherhood Marzen
It was supremely unfair to my wife that I got to enjoy lovely beers during the nine months she was pregnant with our first child. So, I created this beer for her to enjoy after the delivery. True to the tradition of marzen it was brewed in March and ready for October’s fests.
Water:
3 gallons
Steeping Grains:
8 ozs German Pilsner
8 ozs Belgian Aromatic
10 ozs English Crystal 40L
1 ozs flaked barley
Malt:
4 lbs British light dry malt
Hops:
.5 ozs Liberty @ 60 minutes
.5 ozs Tettnanger @ 60 minutes
.25 ozs Liberty @ 10 minutes
.25 ozs Tettnanger @ 5 minutes
Yeast:
Wyeast Danish Lager 2042
Stats:
OG: 1.057
FG: 1.014
ABV: 5.6%
IBU:21
SRM: 12
This beer has a beautiful copper color and is probably a bit hoppier than the traditional marzen/Oktoberfest style. That’s because I’m a Northwest Hop Head. It can’t be helped.
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