Dunkles Weissbier Arkador's Dunkelweizen

[SudsyPaul]

Gah! Fine... I'll just do a solid 5oz and be happy.

I took a reading on Saturday and it was 1028 (after 6 days). So this bad-boy is going to go 10 days in the carboy.

Edit: After 8 days... I'm at 1.026 :/ This puppy is going to go to a solid 14-15 days of fermentation (assuming it doesn't stall out)

 

[kellysrepairs]

I would love to try this one but I dont have equipment to keg for secondary and cool, could I secondary at 65deg?

 

[SudsyPaul]

There's no need to use a secondary for this one. It's a wheat beer... let the yeast float and enjoy cloudy

Also... at 12 days, I'm reading 1.023. Slowest fermentation EVER. Not sure why it's so slow, but I don't care. It's still fermenting, and it smells and tastes like heaven!!

 

[SudsyPaul]

Am I the only one that's had timing issues with this beer?

I'm over 2 weeks, still at 1.021. It's still moving, so it's alright, but it seems weird that it's taking this long :S

 

[phallpdx]

Brewed this yesterday but subbed White Wheat for American Wheat. Also used full 2# of grain. Ended up boiling 6 gallons down to about 5.5 with an OG of 1.060. Used Safale WB-06 and she is bubbling at around 72 on the fermometer. Will let you know how it turns out!

 

[SudsyPaul]

Well this mofo took about 4 weeks to fully ferment. I didn't take an OG reading, and it seems like the DME that I get, locally, is way more efficient than most recipes account for. I think that may have been the cause for the slow-ass fermentation, simply that I was starting way higher than anticipated and the yeast had to work overtime to get it to where it needed to be.

I bottled this on Monday and my wife said that it was pretty much the best tasting beer she's ever had... She immediately requested that I make another batch ASAP, since the 5gal I bottled won't last 6 weeks.

I harvested the yeast and am debating on reusing the slurry of 3064 from the last batch or using my WLP300 or WB-06. I like the idea of reusing my slurry simply because it won't last that long, as it sits

 

[Arkador]

glad it finally finished. Likley you had a slow starting (old) yeast, way underpitched, or did not have enough oxigenation.

Glad your SWMBO loved it.

 

[SudsyPaul]

It was most likely lack of oxygenation. I made another batch on Saturday, but the OG was a bit too high, 1.069. I also swapped out a few things and added some wheat flakes to the steep. I also switched out the Cascade for Mt. Hood... just brewed with what I had on hand

I pitched a healthy 1L starter of WLP300, and there's a good amount of krausen, so it's chompin' away.

/edit: I also oxygenated the SHIZNIT out of it, this time around. Spent a solid 6 minutes with a Fizz-X until it was nice 'n creamy looking

 

[phallpdx]

Bottled mine about a week and a half ago now. It tastes delicious! Very easy to drink. Will keep on my list of quick, easy, and delicious recipes.

 

[mk3vr666]

im dumb. disregard.

 

[kingfuhippy]

Just brewed up a batch, to rave results. I followed recipe exactly and this has been the best extract beer I've ever made.

Curious what other extract users have gotten for FG on this, though. My OG was 1.06, FG 1.02. I waited a few days but didn't seem to go below this. I kegged in hopes that it wouldn't be too sweet (and it wasn't), but wondering what others had gotten.

 

[SudsyPaul]

About to make my 3rd batch of this... INSANITY.

It's the only recipe I've repeated. My friends are drinking this up like it's going out of style! I'll likely end up making a 4th batch before the fall, and then I'll try making an AG version of this. Have you done an AG version? I'd probably take a swing at it with a decoction mash

 

[AndyMac81]

Question on this recipe: if I stripped 0.25 pounds from the belgian and the wheat then used 0.5 lbs caramunich malt ( or another darker malt) would i get a more "typical" color of a dunkelweizen with the right flavor or would I alter the taste?

Not quite a noob but inexperinced on recipe alterations.

 

[SudsyPaul]

This stuff comes out pretty dark with the use of extracts. Mine is a amber caramel color, which is right in the BJCP guidelines (15B)
Caramunich would add some caramel notes that can be found in some dunkelweizens, so I don't see why not... but for the color, it's plenty dark on it's own

 

[phallpdx]

Quick follow up post. It has been drinkable for over a month now and still tastes great. Probably will brew up another batch this summer for some days out in the sun. Great wheat beer.

 

[Arkador]

keep the love for this recipe coming! Glad everyone is loving it!

 

[stevieg2123]

Just stumbled across this from Wheaton's page - I have a pale in the fermenter right now, but as soon as that goes to secondary I'm starting this up.

 

[AndyMac81]

I Brewed this Sunday and the yeast went nuts the first today's but really slowed down this morning. Should I be concerned? I've had some issues with dry yeast in weizen beers before and am curious. I used wb-06 dry yeast for this batch

 

[ericclapton]

I am trying this recipe for my second brew ever. I am wondering if it is necessary to use a blow off valve or if an airlock will work fine. I am using a 7 gallon bucket. Also, if I am bottling instead of kegging, should I keep the bottles at 38 degrees as well? I'm assuming I should, but just want to get everything right for my second brew. I'm very much looking forward to this!

 

[SudsyPaul]

In a bucket, you'll be fine. I made this one a few times, twice in buckets w/o blow-off.

For bottling, you want to keep the bottles at room-temp (low 70s) for a couple weeks before chilling them to drink. They can stay at room temp for however long you want, though. I have some from 2 months ago that are still kickin' around, and they taste awesome

 

[kingfuhippy]

Nothing bad will happen if you use a blowoff. Something bad might happen if you don't. Why take the risk?

 

[ericclapton]

Thanks for the replies. Reason I asks about the blowoff valve is because I don't have one and would have to make or buy one. But you're right I shouldn't take the risk

 

[SudsyPaul]

I've had a couple in buckets, there was a solid 2-3" of headspace during high-krausen. Even if it went up, krausen can compress a bunch in a bucket. I do put a towel under my weizen buckets, just in case, and so far, never had a spill.

 

[ncbrewer]

I had an explosion even with the blow-off tube. Now I use an airlock, but just set the bucket lid on loose, with a little weight to hold it in place. After a few days, I check the bottom of the airlock and snap the lid down. It can still run over the top, but it won't be violent.

 

[AndyMac81]

I just bottled this and it has quite a bit more of an orange hue than what i was expecting from a dunkelweizen. The color is similar to Masel's weiss. Has anybody else brewed this and acheived a similar color? I followed the recipe verbatim and just want to check that I didn't make a mistake.

 

[ericclapton]

I've had this fermenting for two weeks now and it's still not done! At a 1.020 gravity and still falling! My OG came out to 1.063. A question for those who bottled this, how much priming sugar did you use? I want to be ready so I can bottle ASAP. It tastes good so far and am very much looking forward to it! Thanks

 

[AndyMac81]

I used 5 oz corn sugar and it carved well

 

[SudsyPaul]

With liquid yeast, I've found that it takes significantly more time than with dry yeast. My batch with WB-06 took <10 days and 3068 and WLP300 both took about 4 weeks finish up (with 1L starters). They're really slow with this brew.

 

[ericclapton]

I used the wyeast smack pack so I'm assuming that's why it is taking so long. No big deal though. And for anyone planning to use an airlock for this, I'd recommend a blowoff tube instead. I ended up with a huge mess in my freezer and it smells like old stale beer

 

[AndyMac81]

I used danstar wheat and had activity within 12 hours. I also used an s-airlock and had no issues. The only times I have ever had issues with an s- airlock is when I have to re-pitch the yeast in wheat beers.