{"id":3361,"date":"2012-10-30T17:54:12","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T21:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/?p=3361"},"modified":"2014-02-06T11:44:08","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T16:44:08","slug":"oktoberfest-and-marzen-beers-with-gordon-strong-beersmith-podcast-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/30\/oktoberfest-and-marzen-beers-with-gordon-strong-beersmith-podcast-48\/","title":{"rendered":"Oktoberfest and Marzen Beers with Gordon Strong &#8211; BeerSmith Podcast 48"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"beersmith\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/30\/oktoberfest-and-marzen-beers-with-gordon-strong-beersmith-podcast-48\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/blog-mic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"blog-mic\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/blog-mic-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>This week my guest is Gordon Strong, who is back to talk about the Octoberfest, Marzen and Pumpkin Fall beer styles. Gordon gives us a great overview on brewing some of the most popular autumn beers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-48-Strong-Octoberfest.mp3\">Download the MP3 File <\/a>\u2013 Right Click and &#8220;Save As&#8221; to download this mp3 file<\/p>\n<p>[audio:http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-48-Strong-Octoberfest.mp3]<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eDFdHUHap-4\" height=\"360\" width=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Topics in This Week&#8217;s Episode (48:18)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Gordon Strong is my guest this week. Gordon is a three time Ninkasi award winner (top US homebrewer), Grandmaster Level VII Beer Judge, President of the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP.org), and author of the recent book &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0937381985\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0937381985&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=beehombreblo-20\">Brewing Better Beer<\/a>&#8221; (Amazon Affiliate Link). Gordon joins me this week to talk about how to brew some popular fall beer styles including Marzen, Octoberfest and Pumpkin beers.<\/li>\n<li>Gordon talks a bit about the history of Octoberfest and Marzen beers as well as how they are related to Octoberfest<\/li>\n<li>We discuss how Marzen got its name &#8211; from the German word for the month March in which it was brewed<\/li>\n<li>Gordon speaks about the Octoberfest\/Marzen style and its chief characteristics<\/li>\n<li>We talk about the ideal grain bill and hops for this style<\/li>\n<li>He explains which mash and fermentation profile he prefers including why he likes decoction for this beer style<\/li>\n<li>We cover the basics of brewing Pumpkin beer, which is another popular beer style<\/li>\n<li>Gordon talks for just a few minutes about his book &#8220;Brewing Better Beer&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks to Gordon Strong for appearing on the show and also to you for listening!<\/p>\n<h3>Thoughts on the Podcast?<\/h3>\n<p>Leave me 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