I’m brewing up 20gals of Mocktoberfest for a bash in Oktober - will use 14.5# Pils, 11.5# Munich, 9.5# Vienna, and 3# CaraMunich III. Target OG to 1.052 or so. I have done this recipe before with Hallertauer hops - 5.5oz at 60 min and 1.75oz at 20min.
However I can’t get my hands on that much Hallertau at a reasonable price. Is Vanguard a decent sub? I can get that cheap from Midwest and it seems close in characteristics…
Remember this is a “Mocktoberfest” which will be fermented at 60F using US-05 and then lagered in kegs for only about a month, I’ve done this before and it is “good enough” to keep the masses happy (you know, the ones who loooooove Sam Adams Octoberfest already)