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German Wheat Beer - Dunkles Weissbier


A moderately dark German wheat beer with a distinctive banana-and-clove yeast character, supported by a toasted bread or caramel malt flavor. Highly carbonated and refreshing, with a creamy, fluffy texture and light finish that encourages drinking.

Flavor Profile: Low to moderately strong banana and clove flavor. The balance and intensity of the phenol and ester components can vary but the best examples are reasonably balanced and fairly prominent. Optionally, a very light to moderate vanilla character and/or faint

Ingredients: By German brewing tradition, at least 50% of the grist must be malted wheat, although some versions use up to 70%; the remainder is usually Munich, Vienna, or dark or caramel wheat malts, or Pilsner malt with color malt. A decoction mash is traditional, b

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Top 10 Dunkles Weissbier Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Dunkelweizen
25 L 5.13% 7.9 1.045 1.006
BIAB 4954
Drunk Monkey Dunkel
27 L 5.87% 11.34 1.051 1.006
All Grain 3639
Dunkelweizen
5 gal 5.41% 13.85 1.056 1.015
All Grain 3346
Hvete dunkel
25 L 6.07% 19.06 1.052 1.006
All Grain 3112
Dunkel Hefeweizen
2 gal 5.26% 14.94 1.046 1.006
All Grain 3040
barnabúza
21 L 5.24% 21.41 1.053 1.013
All Grain 2948
Dunkel Wed
35 L 4.89% 14.11 1.052 1.015
All Grain 2579
Basic Dunkelweizen
5.75 gal 5.87% 16.06 1.060 1.015
All Grain 2556
Not your uncle's Dunkle
3 gal 5.38% 17.31 1.053 1.012
BIAB 2279
Dunkel Weisse (blinda katten)
20 L 6.37% 13.75 1.064 1.015
All Grain 2055

Newest Dunkles Weissbier Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Hefekraus
252 gal 5.1% 15.33 1.051 1.012
All Grain 34
Dunkles
23 L 5.13% 15.21 1.060 1.021
All Grain 39
munich SMaSH
8 L 5.36% 25.72 1.050 1.009
BIAB 24
Fuchspelz 3.0
4.5 gal 6.13% 9.5 1.060 1.013
BIAB 33
No Mint Dunkelweizen
9 L 5.59% 15.55 1.057 1.015
All Grain 46
Dunkle Weizentore
5.2 gal 5.46% 11.94 1.053 1.011
All Grain 119
Awesome Recipe
30 gal 5.29% 17.22 1.054 1.013
extract 53
Dunkelweizen MB
6 gal 6.16% 18.92 1.054 1.007
All Grain 100
Fuchspelz 2.0
4 gal 5.59% 13.54 1.058 1.015
BIAB 50
3 gallon Dunkelweizen
3.25 gal 6.34% 14.22 1.055 1.007
BIAB 53

Fermentables Used In Dunkles Weissbier Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
German - Wheat Malt 226 German Grain base malt 2°L
37 49% 7% - 100%
Munich - Light 10L 150 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 29% 3% - 61%
Munich Dark 20L 128 Grain specialty malt 20°L
34 26% 4% - 100%
Special B 125 Grain crystal malt 115°L
34 4% 1% - 17%
German - Pilsner 117 German Grain base malt 1.6°L
38 29% 7% - 86%
German - Carafa II 115 German Grain roasted malt 425°L
32 3% 0% - 27%
American - White Wheat 79 American Grain base malt 2.8°L
40 44% 4% - 81%
American - Wheat 73 American Grain base malt 1.8°L
38 48% 20% - 100%
German - CaraMunich III 73 German Grain crystal malt 57°L
34 8% 2% - 29%
Rice Hulls 73 Adjunct other 0°L
0 6% 0% - 18%

Hops Used In Dunkles Weissbier Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
Hallertau Mittelfruh 177 3.75 66% 10% - 100%
Tettnanger 107 4.5 63% 7% - 100%
Hallertau Hersbrucker 103 4 71% 9% - 100%
Domestic Hallertau 68 3.9 80% 8% - 100%
Saaz 49 3.5 48% 7% - 100%
Perle 39 8.2 63% 17% - 100%
Magnum 35 15 57% 5% - 100%
Hallertau Tradition (Germany) 29 5 63% 20% - 100%
Cascade 23 7 41% 6% - 100%
Hersbrucker 15 4 65% 11% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In Dunkles Weissbier Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
German - Carafa II 11 German Grain roasted malt 425°L
32 33% 13% - 50%
American - Chocolate 8 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 27% 6% - 50%
German - Chocolate Wheat 6 German Grain roasted malt 413°L
31 30% 9% - 50%
German - CaraMunich III 5 German Grain crystal malt 57°L
34 59% 40% - 77%
German - CaraMunich I 5 German Grain crystal malt 39°L
34 61% 25% - 100%
German - Melanoidin 4 German Grain roasted malt 25°L
37 16% 2% - 25%
American - Caramel / Crystal 80L 4 American Grain crystal malt 80°L
33 48% 40% - 50%
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 4 American Grain crystal malt 1.8°L
33 35% 29% - 50%
American - Midnight Wheat Malt 4 American Grain roasted malt 550°L
33 58% 33% - 97%
Munich - Light 10L 4 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 50% 6% - 94%

Yeasts Used In Dunkles Weissbier Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Wyeast - Weihenstephan Weizen 3068 119 Wyeast Wheat 0.1 Low 75% 64°F 75°F
White Labs - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP300 112 White Labs Wheat Medium Low 74% 68°F 72°F
Fermentis - Safbrew - Wheat Beer Yeast WB-06 110 Fermentis / Safale Wheat .105 Low 86% 54°F 77°F
Mangrove Jack - Bavarian Wheat Yeast M20 68 Mangrove Jack Ale n/a Low 73% 59°F 86°F
Fermentis - Safale-WB06 42 Fermentis / Safale Ales High Low 78% 59°F 75°F
Danstar - Munich Classic Wheat Beer Yeast 27 Danstar Wheat .09 Low 75% 63°F 72°F
Wyeast - Bavarian Wheat 3056 27 Wyeast Wheat 0.1 Medium 75% 64°F 74°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® MUNICH CLASSIC WHEAT BEER YEAST 23 Lallemand Ales High Low 78% 64°F 72°F
White Labs - Hefeweizen IV Ale Yeast WLP380 21 White Labs Wheat Medium Low 76.5% 66°F 70°F
White Labs - Bavarian Weizen Yeast WLP351 20 White Labs Wheat Medium Low 75% 66°F 70°F

Other Ingredients Used In Dunkles Weissbier Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 93 Water Agt Mash 21% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 64 Water Agt Mash 19% 0% - 65%
Whirlfloc 42 Fining Boil 64% 5% - 100%
Lactic acid 40 Water Agt Mash 70% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 36 Water Agt Mash 14% 0% - 100%
Baking Soda 28 Water Agt Mash 16% 0% - 63%
Irish Moss 26 Fining Boil 77% 5% - 100%
Yeast Nutrient 17 Other Mash 35% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 16 Water Agt Mash 27% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 14 Water Agt Mash 25% 0% - 100%

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