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Dunkel Recipe Anyone?

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:11 am
by BlackDuck
Hello all...I'm thinking about a traditional German style dark lager for the winter. Maybe a dunkel...anyone have a good recipe they would like to share? I'm also open to other dark lager recipes too.

Re: Dunkel Recipe Anyone?

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:15 am
by Beer-lord
Just saw a youtube video where 2 guys brewed one up and pointed to this BYO article. They never did a tasting so I don't know how good it was. Just in case you want backup....
https://byo.com/article/munich-dunkel-t ... f-bavaria/

Re: Dunkel Recipe Anyone?

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:24 am
by BlackDuck
Thanks for posting...that was the first article I read last night whilst doing a bit of research on this one.

Re: Dunkel Recipe Anyone?

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:37 am
by Beer-lord
It does look like your typical, run of the mill Dunkel. The guys in the video I watched said to not go crazy on the Melanoidin but 4 oz doesn't seem to be all that much. Vienna is the king of the Dunkel. Well, the yeast too but I'm not sure what yeast they used in their beer. I know they said they've done it many times and everyone liked it.

Re: Dunkel Recipe Anyone?

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 11:18 am
by BlackDuck
Beer-lord wrote:Vienna is the king of the Dunkel.
You meant Munich, right?

Re: Dunkel Recipe Anyone?

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 12:42 pm
by Beer-lord
Ya, yes I did. I use lots of Munich and had that on my brain.


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Re: Dunkel Recipe Anyone?

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 1:11 pm
by Kealia
Here's a link to my Dunkelweizen recipe and a few notes.

I'll get the BSMX file, too.

Re: Dunkel Recipe Anyone?

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 1:26 pm
by BlackDuck
Thanks for the post, I'll read through it.

Re: Dunkel Recipe Anyone?

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 2:12 pm
by mashani
Do you want a Munich Dunkel or a Dunkelweizen?

They use different yeasts and base malt combinations and end up totally different because of it.

Re: Dunkel Recipe Anyone?

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 3:10 pm
by BlackDuck
I'm heading towards the Munich Dunkel.

Re: Dunkel Recipe Anyone?

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 3:35 pm
by Kealia
Fine, be that way! :p

Re: Dunkel Recipe Anyone?

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 11:34 pm
by mashani
BlackDuck wrote:I'm heading towards the Munich Dunkel.
Yeah, you have me wanting to make one now too.

Re: Dunkel Recipe Anyone?

Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:34 am
by BlackDuck
Here's the recipe I think I'm leaning towards: Beer and Brewing Dunkel. The problem is finding the Munich at a 15L. I can get 10 and 20L at my local stores. Gonna have to see if I can find the 15L.

Re: Dunkel Recipe Anyone?

Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 1:42 pm
by mashani
I wouldn't stress about it, it will likely be just as good with just 10L or a mix 10 & 20.

Re: Dunkel Recipe Anyone?

Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 1:54 pm
by BlackDuck
I was thinking a little mix of the 10 and 20. Maybe 75% of the 10 and 25% of the 20.


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