Looking for a Dunkelweiss recipe

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  1. BigBeerHunter

    BigBeerHunter Initiate (0) Jan 1, 2011 New Jersey

    Just started home brewing; 2 extract kits and 1 all grain. Going to stick with all grain and am looking for a good dunkelweiss recipe. Any suggestions
     
  2. scurvy311

    scurvy311 Savant (1,135) Dec 3, 2005 Louisiana

    This a BCS recipe that has some tweaks for what I had on hand. It is well received by those who like wheat beers.

    Style:
    Dunkelweizen OG: 1.054
    Type: COMP FG: 1.013
    Rating:
    ABV: 05.40 %
    Calories: 177 IBU's: 025.00
    Efficiency: 65 % Boil Size: 7.71 Gal
    Color: 15.1 SRM Batch Size: 6.00 Gal
    Preboil OG: 1.046 Boil Time: 90 minutes

    Fermentation Steps
    Name Days / Temp
    Primary 5 days @ 62.0°F
    Primary 7 days @ 66.0°F
    Primary 9 days @ 70.0°F

    Grains & Adjuncts
    Amount Percentage Name Time Gravity
    2.50 lbs 17.09 % 0 Pilsner, German 90 mins 1.037
    8.00 lbs 54.70 % 0 Wheat, Pale 90 mins 1.039
    3.00 lbs 20.51 % 0 Munich Malt, Light 90 mins 1.037
    6.00 ozs 2.56 % 0 Special B, Dingemans 90 mins 1.030
    5.00 ozs 2.14 % 0 Crystal 50/60 (Brit) 90 mins 1.034
    2.00 ozs 0.85 % 0 Blackprinz 90 mins 1.025
    3.00 ozs 1.28 % 0 Brown Malt 90 mins 1.032
    2.00 ozs 0.85 % 0 Carabrown (July-Dec) 90 mins 1.034

    Hops
    Amount IBU's Name Time AA %
    2.00 ozs 23.79 Hallertauer Mittelfrueh 60 mins 4.00

    Yeasts
    Amount Name Laboratory / ID
    1.0 pkg Weihenstephan Weizen Wyeast Labs 3068
     
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  3. BigBeerHunter

    BigBeerHunter Initiate (0) Jan 1, 2011 New Jersey

    Thanks, looks great. Love wheat beers and was trying to figure out what to add or replace to make a dunkel. Will brew this recipe next.
     
  4. mrjimcat

    mrjimcat Initiate (0) Nov 22, 2002 New York

    This is what I am drinking now.

    6# Dark Wheat German
    3# Dark Munich
    1/2 to 1# Carapils (optional) for more body

    Yeast Starter - Wyeast 3068
    Hallertauer 4% alpha 1.25 oz 60 min
    Hallertauer 4% alpha .75 oz 5 min

    OG 1.050 @ 75% efficiency Color 12 SRM

    Mash
    146 deg F 50 min
    154 deg 30 min or until total conversion
    168 deg mash out ~ 20 min

    If you cannot find the dark malts, you can up your color by adding 2-3 oz of roasted wheat or debittered black to the mash or cold steeping it and add the tea to the boil.
    You may want to use some rice hulls to speed the runoff/avoid a stuck mash.
    Whatever you do, good luck on your second all grain.
    Keep some wheat DME handy in case things go awry! :wink:
     
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  5. redgorillabreath

    redgorillabreath Zealot (511) Mar 29, 2015 Pennsylvania

    I made this one and am delighted with it.

    Urbraeu Dunkelweizen

    Description:
    St.12,3%, Ebu 23, Ebc 80

    Ingredients:
    Munichmalt 4000g 14Ebc
    Vienamalt 170g 8Ebc
    Caraaroma 600g 400Ebc
    31g. Hall.Perle 90 for 80min.
    24g. Hall.Perle 90 for 10min.
    Additional Instructions
    Primary Ferment: 7
    Secondary Ferment: 21

    Beer Profile
    Original Gravity: 1,0496
    Final Gravity: 1,0098
    Recipe Type: all-grain
    Yield: 5.00 Gallons

    Procedure:
    E. 35°C
    1. 50 °C for 20min
    2. 60 °C for 30min.
    3. 70 °C for 45min.
    A, by 78 °C

    boil for 90min.

    Source: Rockerheggen
     
  6. Applecrew135

    Applecrew135 Crusader (431) Jul 18, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Where's the wheat? You need wheat for a weizen. Did I miss it?
     
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  7. redgorillabreath

    redgorillabreath Zealot (511) Mar 29, 2015 Pennsylvania

    Nope. That was the whole bill. May sound silly, but I didn't measure SG along the way, so I can't say anything along those lines. There's a nice café at lait colored head when you pour, but it doesn't hang around. Some wheat should fix that. Very dark, wonderful balance with some bitterness coming just from the grain. Just as yummy at basement temp as refrigerated.
     
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