Brew your own beer at home without the fuss. This Festbier recipe kit comes with every pre-measured ingredient you need to brew Martin's Festbier, a 5-gallon all-grain batch, from grain to glass.

Festbier is the beer poured at the Munich Oktoberfest today. Since around 1990 the tents have served this pale gold, deceptively strong lager in place of the older amber Marzen, aiming for something drinkable enough to enjoy by the liter. It is a touch stronger than a Helles, with a fuller malt body and a clean, bready sweetness.

The Munich malt gives a warm, toasty depth without turning dark, and Hallertau Mittelfruh keeps the hopping soft and traditional. At close to 6 percent it hides its strength well, which is both its charm and its hazard at a long festival table.

What's In The Kit

Your Festbier recipe kit includes everything below, portioned and ready to brew. All you add is water.

Fermentables

• 9 lbs 8.0 oz · Pilsner; German
• 1 lbs 8.0 oz · Munich Type I
• 8.0 oz · Victory Malt

Hops

• 1.5 oz · Hallertauer Pellets (Boil, 60.0 min)
• 1.5 oz · Hallertauer Pellets (Boil, 5.0 min)

Yeast

• Munich Lager (Wyeast Labs 2308) → we include SafLager W-34/70 (German Lager)

Water treatment salts and any specialty extras are noted with the recipe.

Recipe At A Glance

A Note On Substitutions

We stock dry yeast only, so SafLager W-34/70 (German Lager) dry yeast stands in for the recipe's Munich Lager (Wyeast Labs 2308).