Brewing a Munich-Style Dunkel Lager | Grain to Glass | Classic Styles
Channel: TheApartmentBrewer
Date: 2019-07-24

In this video, I show you how to brew a Munich-style Dunkel Lager. This video covers the recipe, the brew, the fermentation and the final tasting. This lager is a staple of German beers, and is the standard Bavarian dark lager. It is very easy drinking and light with a huge amount of bready, caramel and toffee flavor. This brew was extremely successful and resulted in a fantastic lager. Although I did not decoction mash the beer, I found myself wanting just a touch of molasses flavor which would have been produced by a proper decoction mash. Overall this beer was a fantastic success and is easily the best lager I've produced yet.
#dunkel #lager #homebrew
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The  BIAB recipe for 6.5 gallons into the fermenter is below, along with the links to buy these ingredients from Amazon if you wish, but be aware they will not be as fresh as if you bought them in person from your LHBS. Your efficiency may vary:
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Recipe on Brewfather: https://share.brewfather.app/fsb77kx0LwqcDA

"Midnight Snack"
4.5% ABV          27 IBU

7 lb Dark Munich Malt - https://amzn.to/2lClbg8
4 lb German Pilsner - https://amzn.to/2xQFKZ6
0.5 lb CaraMunich - https://amzn.to/2lD3Tj1
0.4 lb Carafa II - https://amzn.to/2k4DES3

Single Infusion Mash at 154 for 90 min

Water (ppm): Ca:104 , Mg: 8, Na: 65, SO4: 18, Cl: 100, HCO3: 180

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Epsom: https://amzn.to/2XwlR3N
Baking Soda: https://amzn.to/2LG8lIM
Calcium Chloride: https://amzn.to/2Xsslpg
Calcium Carbonate: https://amzn.to/2xwiYpg
Campden Tablets: https://amzn.to/2RYnPJ4
pH Strips: https://amzn.to/2XrJgZ0

90 minute boil:
90 min - start boil
60 min - Add 1.5 oz Tettnanger (3.8% AA) - https://amzn.to/2lCmETG
15 min - Add 1 oz Tettnanger (3.8% AA), yeast nutrient, whirlfloc - yeast nutrient - https://amzn.to/2lBma06 whirlfloc - https://amzn.to/2lD4YHB

OG: 1.050

1 package Wyeast 2308 Munich Lager w/starter - https://amzn.to/2k7Vio3

Ferment at 45-50 F for 1-2 weeks, then once approximately 50% attenuated, raise to room temperature for 2-3 days for diacetyl rest, then lager for 1 month.

FG: 1.016