Sudwerks’ Hubsch Marzen clone
Sudwerks’ Hubsch Marzen clone
(Sudwerk Restaurant & Brewery, California)
(5 gallons/19 L, partial mash)
OG = 1.057 FG = 1.014
IBU = 25 SRM = 11 ABV = 5.7%
Ingredients
1.75 lb. (0.8 kg) pale dried malt extract (DME)
3.3 lbs. (1.5 kg) light liquid malt extract
2 lbs. (0.91 kg) Pilsner malt
1 lb. (0.23 kg) Munich malt
0.5 lb. (0.23 kg) Caramunich® I malt
0.5 lb. (0.23 kg) Caramunich® III malt
4 oz. (113 g) malted wheat
5.25 AAU Tettnang hops (60 min.) (1.3 oz./36 g at 4% alpha acids)
3 AAU Hallertau hops (0 min.) (0.75 oz./21 g at 4% alpha acid)
White Labs WLP820 (Oktoberfest/Marzen Lager) or Wyeast 2308 (Bavarian Lager) or Wyeast 2206 (Munich Lager) (4 qt./4L yeast starter)
3/4 cup corn sugar (if priming)
Step by Step
Heat 7 quarts (6.6 L) water to 163 °F (73 °C). Crush grains, add to liquor and hold at 152 °F (67 °C) for 45 minutes. Sparge with 3 quarts (~3 L) water at 168 °F (76 °C). Add the DME to runnings, top off to 5 gallons (19 L) and then bring to a boil and add Tettnang hops. Boil 60 minutes, turn off heat and then add Hallertau hops. Give the wort a long stir to create a whirlpool and steep for 30 minutes. Cool, top up to 5.25 gallons with water, cool to 50 °F (10 °C) and pitch yeast.
Ferment at 50 °F (10 °C) for one week, move to a cooler location (40° F/4 °C)) for two days, then transfer to secondary and condition cold (38 to 40 °F/~8 °C) for six to eight weeks. Prime with corn sugar and bottle or keg and force carbonate
All-grain option:
Omit malt extracts. Mash 10 lbs. (4.5 kg) of Pilsner malt, along with the other malts listed in the partial mash version. Mash in 17 quarts (16 L) at 152 °F (67 °C) for 60 minutes. (Alternately, being with 15-minute low-temperature rest at (122-131 °F/50-55 °C), then boost temperature to 152 °F/67 °C for conversion.) Collect 6.25 gallons (24 L) of wort, add a half a gallon (2 L) of water and boil for 90 minutes. Add hops as described in the ingredients list.
Written by Scott Russell
According to Sudwerk’s website, “Choice hops and five different specialty malts are combined to produce this rich, amber and copper-toned lager. Sweeter in flavor than Sudwerk’s other core offerings, the Märzen has a full robust character with a smooth, zen-like finish.”