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Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest is an German Lager beer style. It typically presents as straw to gold. Clean, sweet, bready malt profile is low to medium-low. Very low to low.
Notes: Traditional Oktoberfest beers were brewed to original gravity at or above 13 ºPlato. Today, some examples are brewed to a lower original gravity.
- ABV
- 5.1%-6.1%
- IBU
- 23-29
- OG
- 1.048-1.056
- FG
- 1.010-1.014
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Alcohol & Bitterness
ABV:5.1%-6.1%
ABW:4.0%-4.8%
IBU:23-29
Perceived Bitterness:
Very low to low and in balance with low sweet maltiness
Color & Appearance
Color:
Straw to goldSRM:3-5
EBC:6-10
Clarity:
Appearance should be clear. Chill haze should not be present
Gravity & Body
Original Gravity:1.048-1.056
Original Gravity °P:11.9-13.8
Final Gravity:1.010-1.014
Final Gravity °P:2.6-3.6
Body:
Medium
Flavor Profiles
Malt Profile:
Clean, sweet, bready malt profile is low to medium-low
Hop Profile:
Very low to low
Fermentation Character:
Fruity esters and diacetyl should not be present
Style info provided entirely or in part by the Brewers Association beer style guidelines.
No beers have been reviewed in this style.