Brewing Beer: Oktoberfest | Märzen | Festbier Homebrew

In this brewday episode we’re making an Oktoberfest style beer. We started a bit too late to make a traditional Oktoberfest lager, so we split our 5 gallon batch in half. In one batch we pitched ale yeast, for a Mocktoberfest beer, and in the other we pitched a lager yeast, for a traditional Oktoberfest beer. Oktoberfest is the world’s largest beer festival that takes place in Munich, Germany every year in mid September. We based our recipe off of one from the American Homebrewers Association that won a gold medal in the 2009 National Homebrew Competition. Even though Oktoberfest beer revolves around a time of year, you should brew this whenever you have something to celebrate. This is a perfect beer to pair with meat dishes as well, such as chicken, pork, ham, and sausage. Check out the links below for a full recipe, brewing equipment, and other resources.

Our Brew Setup: https://www.clawhammersupply.com/collections/all-products/products/digital-electric-120v-homebrew-beer-system
Recipe: https://goo.gl/ZC2VbD
Article About Oktoberfest Style: https://www.foodandwine.com/beer/what-heck-oktoberfest-beer

By the way, Oktoberfest is held in Munich, Germany every year. It spans from the middle of September to the beginning of October. Apparently the festival originated as the result of a wedding of a prince to a princess. They had a big party afterwards and raced some horses. The following year they raced horses again. The year after that they did it again but included some agricultural demos and displays. Not too long after that a beer vendor showed up and started selling beer (or maybe they had been doing that from the beginning). Today Oktoberfest is attended by millions of people and involves the production and sale of nearly 2 million gallons of beer!