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Hudec’s Best Dunkle

Name: Hudec’s Best Dunkle
Prep time: 140 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 200 min
Yield: 10.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 20 lb BEST Munich Dark; 1 lb Caramel Malt - 60L; 10 oz Chocolate; 4 oz Carafa Special Type III; 35 g Cluster Hops; 12 g Tettnanger Hops

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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

Original Gravity:

13.8 °P

Final Gravity:

3.9 °P

ABV (standard):

5.4%

IBU (tinseth):

19.8

SRM (morey):

24.6

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

37.57

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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

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	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

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	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

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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
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Last Updated: 2026-06-25 02:51 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
35 g	Cluster (Pellet) 35 g Cluster (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.82 / oz $ 1.01	17.25	74.5%
12 g	Tettnanger (Pellet) 12 g Tettnanger (Pellet) Hops	$ 1.09 / oz $ 0.46	2.59	25.5%
47 g / $ 1.47