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A dunkel?

Just keep in mind that if you do store it in the fridge, it might be a little hard to work with, as it will thicken more. Or , like in my case, on my first attempt I over cooked it, and after being in the fridge, it turned hard, like fudge. I softened it by putting the jar in a pot of hot...

Set up... 8 gal pot, wilser bag, stove top, usually 3.5 gal batches, occasionally a 2-2.5 gal if I'm trying something I'm not sure about. I brew maybe once every couple months. What I do with it... Bottle it all, and my wife and I drink most of it over a couple month period. Very occasionally...

I have skimmed the thread, but haven't read it all yet... has anyone un-hefe'd this hefeweizen? I'm interested in trying the recipe, but I'm not a big fan of hefeweizens on their own... if I just used a clean yeast instead of a hefeweizen yeast, think this would still be a worthy brew? Edit...

I put two bottles in the fridge after two weeks conditioning, and a day later,poured one to check it out. The glass was empty in record time and I proceeded to pour the second bottle. Damn good beer. I'm leaving the rest for one more week before chilling, but seriously... This is a tastey...

I brewed this recipe for my first time last weekend, and today I took my first hydro sample to see where it's at (assuming its at fg). Mine has dried out to 1.006, so a few points low... But that's typical for me with most of my brews (Never really have figured out why). I figure my palate...

Oh weird... I downloaded the picture and have re-uploaded it here... hope this works?

You can see the washer position in this post: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/my-ugly-junk-corona-mill-station.90849/#post-981037

I did mine with room temp water, and I just recognize that the volume will read a little higher at hotter temps.

You can see my 34/70 schedule a few posts above your question. It worked well for me.

@dkeller12 pointed me to this recipe : https://byo.com/article/munich-dunkel-the-original-brown-lager-of-bavaria/ I scaled it to my batch size. I used carafa iii special as that's what I could find (first time using carafa special and I'm a fan). I didn't do a decoction, nor did I do a step...

I wanted to update... the Munich Dunkel I made is the first time (that I remember) I've ever drank a beer of the style. I enjoyed the first bottle, but really had nothing to compare it to. Last night I tried another bottle, this one was carbed better, though I think one final week conditioning...

First bottle of my first ever lager (warm fermented Munich dunkel). Turned out darker than planned (More like a really dark amber ale, awesome red hue) and it needs another week to fully carb, but first impression is, it's great! Smooth and easy drinking, but really malty. It finished at a...

I'm not a water chem expert by any means, but don't worry about matching the bicarbonate, it's not important to the profile. Only add bicarbonate if you are trying to counteract a too-low pH.

I just took another reading of my warm-fermented dunkel, and got same 7.6 brix (1.017 as per calculator) reading. This time I decided to take a full sample to confirm with the hydrometer and got a 1.018, so... looks like this Dunkel is done! Will just be a little fuller body than intended lol...