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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 4896
Drunk Monkey Dunkel
27 L 5.87% 11.34 1.051 1.006
All Grain 3576
Dunkelweizen
5 gal 5.41% 13.85 1.056 1.015
All Grain 3310
Hvete dunkel
25 L 6.07% 19.06 1.052 1.006
All Grain 3072
Dunkel Hefeweizen
2 gal 5.26% 14.94 1.046 1.006
All Grain 3002
barnabúza
21 L 5.24% 21.41 1.053 1.013
All Grain 2910
Dunkel Wed
35 L 4.89% 14.11 1.052 1.015
All Grain 2551
Basic Dunkelweizen
5.75 gal 5.87% 16.06 1.060 1.015
All Grain 2525
Not your uncle's Dunkle
3 gal 5.38% 17.31 1.053 1.012
BIAB 2241
Dunkel Weisse (blinda katten)
20 L 6.37% 13.75 1.064 1.015
All Grain 2027

Newest Dunkles Weissbier Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Awesome Recipe
30 gal 5.29% 17.22 1.054 1.013
extract 8
Fuchspelz 2.0
4 gal 5.59% 13.54 1.058 1.015
BIAB 25
3 gallon Dunkelweizen
3.25 gal 5.41% 11.85 1.054 1.013
BIAB 25
Dunkelweisse
36 L 5.6% 12.42 1.058 1.015
BIAB 25
Dunkelwiezen
5.5 gal 6.37% 14.22 1.064 1.016
All Grain 29
Dunkelweizen
21 L 4.83% 18.77 1.048 1.012
All Grain 32
Westmark Amber Wheat
21 L 4.61% 15.51 1.044 1.009
BIAB 61
DP Dark Wheat IPA
5.5 gal 5.53% 94.7 1.062 1.020
BIAB 43
Dunkel Wisen
5.5 gal 5.9% 25.45 1.060 1.015
All Grain 34
Dark bread
22 L 5.35% 13.96 1.052 1.011
All Grain 86

Fermentables Used In Dunkles Weissbier Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
German - Wheat Malt 224 German Grain base malt 2°L
37 49% 7% - 100%
Munich - Light 10L 149 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 29% 3% - 61%
Munich Dark 20L 127 Grain specialty malt 20°L
34 26% 4% - 100%
Special B 122 Grain crystal malt 115°L
34 4% 1% - 17%
German - Carafa II 114 German Grain roasted malt 425°L
32 3% 0% - 27%
German - Pilsner 114 German Grain base malt 1.6°L
38 29% 7% - 86%
American - White Wheat 78 American Grain base malt 2.8°L
40 44% 4% - 81%
German - CaraMunich III 73 German Grain crystal malt 57°L
34 8% 2% - 29%
Rice Hulls 72 Adjunct other 0°L
0 6% 0% - 18%
American - Wheat 71 American Grain base malt 1.8°L
38 48% 21% - 100%

Hops Used In Dunkles Weissbier Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
Hallertau Mittelfruh 174 3.75 66% 10% - 100%
Tettnanger 107 4.5 63% 7% - 100%
Hallertau Hersbrucker 101 4 70% 9% - 100%
Domestic Hallertau 68 3.9 80% 8% - 100%
Saaz 49 3.5 48% 7% - 100%
Perle 38 8.2 65% 17% - 100%
Magnum 34 15 57% 5% - 100%
Hallertau Tradition (Germany) 29 5 63% 20% - 100%
Cascade 21 7 42% 6% - 100%
Hersbrucker 14 4 63% 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 6 German Grain crystal malt 57°L
34 55% 33% - 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 118 Wyeast Wheat 0.1 Low 75% 64°F 75°F
White Labs - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP300 113 White Labs Wheat Medium Low 74% 68°F 72°F
Fermentis - Safbrew - Wheat Beer Yeast WB-06 109 Fermentis / Safale Wheat .105 Low 86% 54°F 77°F
Mangrove Jack - Bavarian Wheat Yeast M20 66 Mangrove Jack Ale n/a Low 73% 59°F 86°F
Fermentis - Safale-WB06 41 Fermentis / Safale Ales High Low 78% 59°F 75°F
Wyeast - Bavarian Wheat 3056 27 Wyeast Wheat 0.1 Medium 75% 64°F 74°F
Danstar - Munich Classic Wheat Beer Yeast 27 Danstar Wheat .09 Low 75% 63°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
Lallemand - LALBREW® MUNICH CLASSIC WHEAT BEER YEAST 20 Lallemand Ales High Low 78% 64°F 72°F

Other Ingredients Used In Dunkles Weissbier Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 91 Water Agt Mash 22% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 63 Water Agt Mash 20% 0% - 65%
Whirlfloc 41 Water Agt Mash 65% 5% - 100%
Lactic acid 38 Water Agt Mash 73% 1% - 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%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 16 Water Agt Mash 27% 0% - 100%
Yeast Nutrient 15 Other Mash 32% 0% - 100%
Chalk 14 Water Agt Mash 13% 0% - 50%

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