Plume | Manuka Smoked Märzen | BeerCo All Grain Brewers Recipe Kit

"There’s a dark smoke rising off the timber line, curling into the sky like a big black plume." Wrestling with the beauty and intensity of the natural world and coming to grips with the human destruction of it, Plume bridges traditional Franconian Rauchbier heritage with distinct Southern Hemisphere terroir. Built on a rich foundation of Australian Dark Munich, Vienna, and Pilsen malts, this recipe features Gladfield Manuka Smoked Malt for a sweet, aromatic woodsmoke complexity. Balanced by clean, herbal German Tettnang hops, Plume delivers liquid bread crust, subtle sweet toffee, and a smooth, refined finish. Smoke 'em if you got em! Savour the Good Things while they Last! Brew Happy! Cheers! #plume #manukasmoked #marzen Plume | Manuka Smoked Märzen Recipes on Brewing Software: Brewfather an All Grain Bamburg Style Märzen Rauchbier by Dermott Dowling complying with the Brewers Association 2025 guidelines. Vital Stats: 1.053 OG 1.012 FG 23 IBU 12.6 EBC 5.4 % ABV BU/GU 0.42 Batch Volume: 23L 60 minute boil Single Infusion Mash - 72% Efficiency Mash Efficiency 75% Malt: 1.70 Kg Joe White Dark Munich Malt (31%) 1.50 Kg Malteurop Pilsen Malt (27%) 1.00 Kg Gladfield Manuka Smoke Malt (18%) 1.00 Kg Joe White Vienna Malt (18%) 0.30 Kg Gladfield Toffee Malt (6%) 5.50 kg Total Grist - 100% Hops: Amount Hop Time Use Form Alpha IBU 45g Tettnang GR Hops 60 mins Boil Pellets 3.1% 15 30g Tettnang GR Hops 20 mins Boil Pellets 3.1% 6 25g Tettnang GR Hops 5 mins Boil Pellets 3.1% 2 Yeast: Dry | Fermentis Fermentis by Lesaffre | SafLager™ W‑34/70 Yeast 2 x 11.5g Sachets or Liquid | Bluestone Yeast BSY-L005 Pilsen Bluestone Yeast 1 x 120mL Homebrew Pitch Aids: Mash pH Water Adjustments: (based on our typical default GWW Water profile) 5g Calcium Chloride 2.5g Calcium Sulphate (Gypsum) Method: Preparation (Day Before or Brew Day Morning) Clean and Sanitize: Everything. Seriously. Sanitize your fermenter, chilling equipment, hydrometer, mash paddle, and any spoons or hoses that will touch the beer. Hops Prep: Measure out all your hops into labeled containers. This hop schedule has a lot of moves; being organized is essential. Water Preparation: If you are using GWW (Greater Western Water) or similar soft water, prepare your salt additions now. Brew Day Run Sheet & Timings 1. Water & Mash Mash Target: Single Infusion at 67°C for 60 minutes. Mash Out: Raise to 75°C for 10 minutes prior to lautering/sparging. 2. Boil & Kettle Additions Bring wort to a full rolling boil for 60 minutes. Add 45 g Tettnang at 60 minutes. Add 30 g Tettnang at 20 minutes (add kettle finings / yeast nutrient at 15–10 min if desired). Add 25 g Tettnang at 5 minutes. Flameout: Chill wort rapidly to pitching temperature (10°C – 12°C). 3. Fermentation & Lagering Primary Fermentation: Pitch 2 x sachets W-34/70 or 1 x pouch Bluestone Pilsen at 11°C – 12°C. Hold temperature until gravity reaches ~1.020. Diacetyl Rest: Raise fermenter temperature gradually to 15°C – 16°C over 2 days; hold for 3–4 days until gravity stabilizes at 1.012. Cold Crash & Lager: Drop temperature down to 1°C – 2°C and lager for 3 to 4 weeks until crystal clear [You might prefer to do this in the Keg or at the very least rack off the yeast]. 4. Packaging Transfer ~19.0 L of finished beer into a pre-purged 19L Corny keg. Carbonate to 2.4–2.5 volumes of C02. Smoke 'em if you got 'em! Brew Happy! Cheers! 🍻 Sauces of Brewspiration: Original Schlenkerla Smokebeer - Märzen Big Black Plume | Michael Beach What’s in the box: SKU Title Category Quantity Joe White Dark Munich Malt + Malteurop Pilsen Malt + Gladfield Manuka Smoke Malt + Joe White Vienna Malt + Gladfield Toffee Malt Malt 1 GRH-TETT-100G Tettnang GR Hops Hop 1 YW3470115 Fermentis by Lesaffre | SafLager™ W‑34/70 Yeast Yeast - Dry* 2 BSY-L005 BSY-L005 Pilsen Bluestone Yeast Yeast - Liquid* 1 *Indicates items included only with specific variants.