I would like to make an Octoberfest beer this winter for next fall

[Olusteebus]

I want it to be an extract kit partial grain. Any suggestions.

 

[Hex23]

I want it to be an extract kit partial grain. Any suggestions.

Do you have lagering capabilities? If you do, NB's o-fest kit is really good. If there's a yeast choice, I'd go with Wy2633. If you're looking at an ale yeast, I don't have any kits I could recommend, but I could think of some very clean ale yeasts that would make a reasonably good "mocktoberfest".

 

[Thejbj13]

6 lbLiquid Malt Extract - Munich
1 lbDry Malt Extract - Amber

1 lbGerman - CaraMunich II

Amount
2 ozGerman Perle
1 ozHallertau Hersbrucker

 

[Calder]

Why make it now? That is just a long time to be looking at filled bottles.

 

[eadavis80]

Probably because if he lagers current temps make that a lot easier to do than if he waits 'till spring. I was thinking of doing some Mocktorfests soons myself. When lagering, isn't a longer time in secondary required anyway? And, what would be the harm in letting it sit in secondary for a month or two extra? And, for that matter, don't pretty much all non-hop based beers get better with time in the bottle? So, even if I was to bottle it around July 4, wouldn't it be simply great by Labor Day?

 

[bajaedition]

I do my octoberfest beers in march, ferment then do a secondary, then i rack into the aging tank I keep at 38 degrees till september when I do a final rack into a keg. Have been messing around with that technique for 15 years, does not matter if it is extract or allgrain the technique is the same.

 

[jkeys]

If you were looking at an ale instead of lagering, I would suggest NB Lederhosen. I recently brewed this kit and it has a fast turn around with great potential. I'm a big fan of Oktoberfest beers and this one works well!