Decided to brew this batch on a hot summer day in July before I fire up the grill.
Background:
Dunkelweizen, also called Dunkles Weizen, is actually a more traditional German wheat beer than the more famous Hefe. Brewed with high-kilned malts such as Munich malt and Vienna malt, Dunkelweizen combines the yeast character and mouthfeel of a Hefewezen or Kristallweizen with the rich maltiness of a traditional dark German beer. courtesy of Wikipedia
Brew Day:
I got this kit from AHS and it sat in the pipeline for about 6 weeks before the brew day.
The LME has been refridgerated but in shipping some of the extract leaked.
Since I'm using my 5 gal glass carboy I'm going to brew about 4 or 4 1/2 gallons.
Setup:
My setup for today consits of a turkey fryer pot (~7 gal) and base using propane.
I'll use nylon bags I got from Home Depot for my hops and the provided muslin bag for my milled grains.
When I need to cool I'll use my wort chiller and I'll use the aforementioned carboy for fermentation.
This batch is an expirement to me in the fact that its my first time to reuse washed yeast (White Labs WLP3000 Hefeweizen) and my first time I'll use my new chiller.
Brew Time!
Ingredients:
Spalt 1 oz. 60 min.
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OG:
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1.0409
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FG:
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1.008
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ABV:
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4.4%
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ABW:
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3.5%
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Recipe:
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7 lb.
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Wheat
Extract
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8 oz.
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Caramel
Wheat
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4 oz.
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Caramunich
Malt
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2 oz.
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De-Bittered
Black Malt
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1 oz.
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Spalt
Hops
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2 c
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WLP3000
Hefeweizen
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Schedule:
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Brewed
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7/24
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Secondary
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Kegged
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8/16
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Cold
Crashed
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8/25
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Tapped
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8/26
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Brewing Notes:
1. Steeped at 155 for 25 min.
2. Heated til 190 and added LME.
3. Boiled hops for 60 min.
4. Added chiller to wort at 45 min.
5. Took 30 min to get to 82 degrees.
6. Pitch 2 cups of Yeast into wort.
