1fastdoc
Well-Known Member
So, I was racking my dunkelweizen into secondary last night and it got me wondering.
I used 3lb of light wheat DME and 3lb of amber wheat DME, which is the core of the beer as I understand it. Also used were 1lb of 60L crystal and 1lb of chocolate malt plus tettnanger hops and Wyeast #3068.
Now, I have been told that the grains really don't contribute much other than the color, giving the dunkel the qualities it needs to be catagorized as such.
So, if I didn't add them couldn't I just use the DME in addition to the hops and yeast to get the same product? Would a blind man say "hey, this isn't a dunkel!"
That can't be true because I like dark commercial beers a lot more than lights and ambers so the color and taste must be intertwined. Steeped chocolate, black patent, etc must be for more than just show. Right?
I used 3lb of light wheat DME and 3lb of amber wheat DME, which is the core of the beer as I understand it. Also used were 1lb of 60L crystal and 1lb of chocolate malt plus tettnanger hops and Wyeast #3068.
Now, I have been told that the grains really don't contribute much other than the color, giving the dunkel the qualities it needs to be catagorized as such.
So, if I didn't add them couldn't I just use the DME in addition to the hops and yeast to get the same product? Would a blind man say "hey, this isn't a dunkel!"
That can't be true because I like dark commercial beers a lot more than lights and ambers so the color and taste must be intertwined. Steeped chocolate, black patent, etc must be for more than just show. Right?