Imperial Oktoberfest

Proposed Style Guidelines
OG 1.070 - 1.080 (1.050-1.056)
FG 1.018 - 1.020 (1.012-1.016)
ABV 6.9% - 8.0% (5.1%-6.5%)
IBU 28 - 45 (18-30)
SRM 10 - 14 (7-12)
Recipe Guidelines
Follow the traditional grist ratios of 50% Vienna malt, 30% Munich malt and 20% Lager malt. This “bigger beer” requires a larger grain bill to meet the gravity requirements, a Munich or [...]

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Environmentally ‘Green’ Beer

Munich Brewing Engineers Research Energy Savings
Brewing engineers from the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) are working hard to improve the energy balance of the amber beverage. They are looking into a new process combination that would allow energy savings of up to 20% during brewing.
The Weihenstephan scientists will be exhibiting the heart of their energy-saving idea [...]

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What Causes Skunked Beer?

When Light Meets Beer…
Light sensitivity is caused by hops, the dried female flowers of the hop plant that have been used for about 1,000 years to impart bitterness and a mellow aroma to beer and other brews. Hops boiled during the brewing process contain chemicals called isohumulones, also known as isomerized alpha acids, which when [...]

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