A Dunkle Weizen Recipe

[pittsy]

Apparently i need cara wheat to brew a dunkles but i ain't got none , can't get none (at the mo ) plus have examples of recipes without so here's 1 i'm gonna be brewing next weekend , it will also involve double decoction mash.


Malt & Fermentables

KG EBC
2.0 Weyermann Dark Wheat 13.3
2.0 Dingemans Pale Malt 7.4
0.75 Weyermann CaraAmber 58.6
0.5 Weyermann Caramunich 2 100.5
0.3 Weyermann CaraHell 20.8
0.1 Weyermann Caramunich III 125.7
Specific Gravity
1.054 OG
(1.048 to 1.057)
13.3° Plato
1.014 FG
(1.012 to 1.015)
3.6° Plato
Measured Values
Edit Gravities / Color
Color
33° EBC
17° SRM
Light Brown to Medium Brown
Hops

Usage Time Grams AA » IBU
boil 90 min 18 Hallertauer Hersbrucker ~ leaf 4.1 » 8.0
boil 45 min 9 Hallertauer Hersbrucker ~ leaf 4.1 » 3.4
boil 15 min 9 Hallertauer Hersbrucker ~ leaf 4.1 » 1.9
Bitterness
13.3 IBU
ƒ: Tinseth
4 HBU
BU:GU
0.24
Yeast

Hefeweizen Ale (WLP300)
yeast in liquid form with low flocculation and 74% attenuation
Alcohol
5.3% ABV

40c mash in rest 10 mins
raise to 50c slowly rest 25 mins
decoction heat slowly to 71c rest 15 mins
then boil decoction hold for 20 mins
return decoction to mash target is 64c , rest for 15 mins
2nd decoction heat to 71c rest for 10 mins then boil for 15 mins
return to mash target is 72c
mash out at 76c , sparge

 

[Svarrogh]

Ferulic rest is best performed at 44C with mash ph >5.7 :

 

[pittsy]

just the sort of response i like, thanks for the advice :thumb:

 

[borischarlton]

Pittsy, got your mail. Carawheat is on order, let you know as soon as it's in.
It's great when customers request new ingredients because I get to use them myself.

Cheers

Rob

 

[pittsy]

I've changed this recipe a little , any comments welcome ,


Name Type # %/IBU
1.50 kg Wheat Malt, Dark (Weyermann) (16.0 EBC) Grain 1 28.6 %
1.00 kg Pale Ale (Dingemans) (9.0 EBC) Grain 2 19.0 %
1.00 kg Wheat Malt, Pale (Weyermann) (3.9 EBC) Grain 3 19.0 %
0.75 kg Caraamber (Weyermann) (70.9 EBC) Grain 4 14.3 %
0.50 kg Carahell (Weyermann) (25.6 EBC) Grain 5 9.5 %
0.25 kg Caramunich II (Weyermann) (120.1 EBC) Grain 6 4.8 %
0.25 kg Caramunich III (Weyermann) (150.0 EBC) Grain 7 4.8 %
16.00 g Hallertauer Hersbrucker [4.10 %] - Boil 90.0 min Hop 8 6.4 IBUs
8.00 g Hallertauer Hersbrucker [4.10 %] - Boil 45.0 min Hop 9 2.7 IBUs
10.00 g Hallertauer Hersbrucker [4.10 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 10 1.9 IBUs