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Hudec’s Best Dunkle

186 calories 20.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Dunkel
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 12.7 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Source: Pilsner73
No Chill: 20 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 186 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday January 24th 2026
13.8 °P
3.9 °P
5.4%
19.8
24.6
5.4
37.57
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb Bestmalz - BEST Munich Dark20 lb BEST Munich Dark $ 0.91 / lb
$ 18.20 		36.23 11 91.4%
1 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L1 lb Caramel Malt - 60L $ 2.90 / lb
$ 2.90 		35.4 60 4.6%
10 oz Belgian - Chocolate10 oz Chocolate 30 340 2.9%
4 oz Weyermann - Carafa Special Type III4 oz Carafa Special Type III $ 4.00 / lb
$ 1.00 		29.9 525 1.1%
21.87 lbs / $ 22.10
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
35 g Cluster35 g Cluster Hops $ 0.82 / oz
$ 1.01 		Pellet 7.4 Boil 60 min 17.25 74.5%
12 g Tettnanger12 g Tettnanger Hops $ 1.09 / oz
$ 0.46 		Pellet 3.6 Boil 30 min 2.59 25.5%
47 g / $ 1.47
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
25 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
13.05 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Czech Pils 2278
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 14.00 / each
$ 14.00
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 58 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 193 B cells required
$ 14.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Munich (Dark Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
82 20 4 2 16 320
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
27.4 qt Strike 170 °F 145 °F 90 min
12 qt Infusion 210 °F 162 °F 30 min
4 gal Sparge 170 °F 168 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.06 gal (48.25 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.06 gal (0.25 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 6.84 27.3  
Mash volume with grains 8.59 34.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.73 -10.9  
Remaining sparge water volume 7.65 30.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.06 g | 48.2 qt) 11.5 46  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 9.94 g | 39.8 qt) 10.5 42  
Estimated amount in fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 14.48 57.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Hudec’s Best Dunkle" Munich Dunkel beer recipe by Pilsner73. All Grain, ABV 5.38%, IBU 19.84, SRM 24.57, Fermentables: ( BEST Munich Dark, Caramel Malt - 60L, Chocolate, Carafa Special Type III) Hops: (Cluster, Tettnanger) Other: (Chalk, Lactic acid, Epsom Salt)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-06-25 02:51 UTC