My Dunkelweizen

[gallagherman]

Hey how does this look for a 5 gal dunkelweizen? I want to go out today and buy the goods at my local HBS. its my second AG ever:

Fermentables:

US Red Wheat Malt 5.00 lb 45.5 %
German Munich Malt 4.50 lb 40.9 %
US Chocolate Malt 0.50 lb 4.5 %
Belgian Biscuit Malt 0.50 lb 4.5 %
German CaraMunich I 0.50 lb 4.5 %
(Rice Hulls) ???

Hops (pellets):

60 m German Hallertauer Hersbrucker 3.5 % 1.00 oz
15 m German Hallertauer Hersbrucker 3.5 % 0.50 oz

Yeast:
Wyeast 3068

Single infusion 152d
Fly Sparge

Any comments or suggestions are great!

 

[PseudoChef]

It actually looks good to me (I just brewed a smoked dunkel Saturday). Maybe a little high on the chocolate, but nothing too bad.

Never heard of Red Wheat Malt.

And to be a prick, it needs to be >50% wheat to really be classified as a wheat beer (at least in Germany).

I had 60% wheat, and didn't need any rice hulls. I didn't notice any effect on the sparge.

 

[gallagherman]

so is white wheat used for the base? at 60%?

 

[PseudoChef]

so is white wheat used for the base? at 60%?

That's what I did, but you don't necessarily have to go that route. I was just pointing out a "technicality" that exists. You don't have to bypass that 50% if you don't want. That's why homebrewing is the awesome. I hope some others chime in so we get some other opinions

 

[TexLaw]

It does look good. If your LHBS has the Carafa Special (dehusked) malt, I would go with that, instead of the chocolate.


TL

 

[DeathBrewer]

I'd go to at least 60% wheat, drop the chocolate to 0.25 lbs and forget about the 15 minute hops addition.

other than that, it looks fantastic.

 

[Brew-boy]

This is my Dunkelweizen that I have in a comp right now, we will see how it does. It turned out great and taste mighty fine.

Dunkelweizen
15-B Dunkelweizen

Size: 6.22 gal
Efficiency: 81.69%
Attenuation: 78.3%

Original Gravity: 1.046 (1.044 - 1.056)
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 (1.010 - 1.014)
Color: 13.71 (14.0 - 23.0)
Alcohol: 4.71% (4.3% - 5.6%)
Bitterness: 15.5 (10.0 - 18.0)

Ingredients:
5.0 lb Dark Wheat Malt
3.5 lb Durst Pilsner Malt
1.0 lb German Dark Munich 40 EBC
0.5 lb Caramunich® TYPE II
0.25 lb Special B - Caramel malt
0.35 oz Magnum (14.9%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
3.7 g Magnum (14.9%) - added during boil, boiled 2 min
1.0 ea WYeast 3333 German Wheat



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