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[thebigtone]

Have some extra ingredients around and thinking of brewing a pseudo dunkel / brown ale. Not interested in BJCP styles, just going for something on the darker side, bready and roasty. Hoping to stay a touch lighter than a porter or stout.

Poke some holes in this:

7 lbs Brewers malt
5 lbs Great Western Munich
1 lb Dingemans biscuit
0.5 Viking Dark Chocolate

1 oz Willamette 60 mins
0.5 is Willamette 5 mins

1 packet Kveik, either Voss or Lutra (dried)
Water adjusted 2:1 chloride to sulphate
Mash 150

General thoughts? Is 1lb biscuit too much? Kveik too odd for this one? I’m brewing tomorrow, let me know!

 

[bracconiere]

i'm un familar with the munich, what lovibond?

i might take it easier on it myself....i'd also toss some crystal in to smooth the transition to the chocolate?

 

[friarsmith]

For what you say you want, I’d cut the biscuit in half. Everything else seems reasonable. A pound of biscuit might make that beer more chewy and bready than you want. Munich will carry the weight and give you a pronounced malt character without too much body at 150*. Which is dunkel-ish

 

[Sam_92]

I agree about the biscuit malt but I don't personally know what it would do... That amount of chocolate might push it into being more like a porter but I think it will be a pretty good beer.

 

[Dland]

Also, that % Munich is going to make for a malty brew, biscuit aside. Still malty but more balanced at something like 9-10# two row to 2-3 Munich.

Lightly hopped with Willa is a good choice for a smooth, lighter brew.

I probably won't use Kveik again making the brews I want to drink, but everyone has their own taste.

 

[thebigtone]

i'm un familar with the munich, what lovibond?

i might take it easier on it myself....i'd also toss some crystal in to smooth the transition to the chocolate?

I believe it is about a 7 lovibond. I do have some crystal 40 around.

 

[thebigtone]

I agree about the biscuit malt but I don't personally know what it would do... That amount of chocolate might push it into being more like a porter but I think it will be a pretty good beer.

Thanks, I am definitely most on the fence about the biscuit. At 1 lb it’s about 7% of the mash, which isn’t too bad. I know it’s not the same as a light crystal but I was looking at it like a Victory type of addition.

 

[Sam_92]

To hell with it! Brew it exactly like you planned it and report back on how it turns out!

 

[bracconiere]

i'd throw 2 ozs maybe 4 of the crystal 40 in....

but remember this just came on the radio....

 

[NightFlight]

Here is a commercial recipe for a dunkle / brown ale

Estimated	SRM	22
Estimated	IBU	12
Estimated	OG	1.053
Estimated	FG	1.013
Estimated	ABV	5%
Pre-Boil VOL	6.25	Gallons
Post-Boil VOL	5.25	Gallons
Mash Efficiency	75%
Grain Bill
	LBS	Oz	Name
	5	0	Wheat Malt
	4	0	MUNICH MALT II - WEYERMANN
	1	0	Pale Chocolate Malt
Hops
	Oz	Name
	1	Saaz
Yeast
	1 pkg	Safbrew WB-06
Boil Additions
	Oz	Min	Name
	1	60	Saaz
Fermentation
21	Days	Primary

 

[thebigtone]

To hell with it! Brew it exactly like you planned it and report back on how it turns out!

Well I took this advice, brewing as proposed! I’ll follow back up in a couple weeks with some pics and flavor report…

 

[DonT]

What yeast did you use?
Interested in how it turns out.

 

[thebigtone]

Voss. I was on the fence but decided to save my Lutra for another style. Color looks great after brewing, nice deep brown but definitely not black.

 

[thebigtone]

Also ended up at 1.057 OG, a little higher than I expected mashing at 150, via BIAB. It’s already bubbling away a few hours after adding yeast, think this one will be ready in about 10-12 days.