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Dunkel McWeizen

Dunkel McWeizen

Dunkelweizen • All Grain • 5.5 gal

dmccrackin

Dunkel

January 19, 2009 am 10:49am

2.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5.5 gal)

  • 2.5 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • 5 lbs Midwest Wheat Malt

    Midwest Wheat Malt

    Light flavor and creamy head. For American weizenbier, weissbier and dunkelweiss.

  • 2 lbs Munich Malt

    Munich Malt

    Sweet, toasted flavor and aroma. For Oktoberfests and malty styles

  • 0.5 lbs Crystal Malt 40°L

    Crystal Malt 40°L

    Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

  • 0.5 lbs Belgian Special B

    Belgian Special B

  • 1 oz Hallertau - 3.7 AA% pellets; boiled 75 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen™

    Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen™

    Unique top-fermenting yeast which produces the unique and spicy weizen character, rich with clove, vanilla and banana. Best results are achieved when fermentations are held around 68F.

Notes

Brewed 1/25/09. Mash at 150. Ferment at 62. O.G. 1.054. 2 Liter Starter. Into secondary at 1.014 after 2 weeks. Kegged 2/18 at 1.013.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 15 - German Wheat and Rye Beer

Subcategory: B - Dunkelweizen

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.054 1.044 - 1.056
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.010 - 1.014
Color: 16.7 SRM 14 - 23
Alcohol: 5.4% ABV 4.3% - 5.6%
Bitterness: 18.4 IBU 10 - 18

Discussion

dmccrackin

Not good

2009-03-12 12:49pm

This beer was not good. Ingredients flavors were muddy and it was all banana and no clove. Next time try fermenting at 68, rather than 62, and simplify the ingredients.

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