Munich Dunkel

This month (November 2022), Rob Gallagher gave us an overview of the Munich Dunkel style in preparation for a themed meeting in March 2023.

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1. Munich Dunkel
   Rob Gallagher - November 2022
   

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2. BJCP 2021 - 8A
   

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3. History
   ● Literal meaning of dunkel is ‘dark’
   ● The ‘style’ predates Reinheitsgebot and modern brewing techniques
   ● Modern malt kilning and drying standardised and refined the style
   ● Until very recently, the most popular style in Bavaria
   

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4. Overall Impression
   A traditional malty brown lager from Bavaria. Deeply toasted, bready malt
   flavors without any roasty or burnt flavors. Smooth and rich, with a restrained
   bitterness and a relatively dry finish that allows for drinking in quantity.
   

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5. Specifications
   ● OG: 1.048 - 1.056 (12°-14°)
   ● FG: 1.010 - 1.016
   ● ABV: 4.5% - 5.6%
   ● IBU: 18 - 28
   ● SRM: 17 - 28
   

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7. Ingredients
   Should be selected with restraint!
   Malt
   ● Traditionally made exclusively with Munich malt.
   ● Often, Pilsner and Vienna malts and small amounts of crystal
   ● Dark, black and roasted malts are to be avoided
   Hops
   ● Traditional (noble) selection - Tettnanger or Hallertauer
   ● Some hop character is needed, but should be low
   

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8. Ingredients
   Yeast
   ● German lager yeast - malt focused and good attenuation
   Water
   ● Soft/RO water
   ● Additions of calcium chloride (CaCl
   2
   ) and gypsum (CaSO
   4
   )
   i.e. 4g CaCl
   2
   and 1.3g CaSO
   4
   in ~22 litres of mash water
   ● Keep sulphite levels low
   

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9. Process
   Mash Schedule
   ● Decoction!
   Boil/Hop Schedule
   ● Traditionally long
   ● Simple hop schedule
   

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10. Fermentation
    Lager fermentation
    ● Pitch low (~9°)
    ● Rise to 12°
    ● Optional rise to 18° at half attenuation
    

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11. Lagering
    ● As long and low as you can
    ● >3 weeks
    

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12. Recipes
    

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13. ● 7.8kg - Barke Munich (20EBC)
    ● 45g - Hallertau Mittelfrueh - 4.2% - 60mins
    ● 22g - Hallertau Mittelfrueh - 4.2% - 30mins
    ● WLP860 - Munich Helles
    Hegel’s Dialectical Drinking
    https://londonamateurbrewers.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Hegel%27s_Dialectical_Drinking
    

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14. ● 4.1kg - Munich (22EBC)
    ● 225g - Victory
    ● 225g - Carafa II
    ● 14g - Nugget - 12% - 60 mins
    ● 14g - Tettnang - 5% - 5 mins
    ● Wyeast 2206 (Bavarian Lager)
    Beer and Brewing
    

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15. ● 4.3kg German Pilsner (3 EBC)
    ● 450g German crystal (105 EBC)
    ● 225g caramel Vienne (51 EBC)
    ● 113g chocolat malt
    ● 28g - Hallertau Mittelfrueh - 5.1% - 60 mins
    ● 14g - Hallertau Mittelfrueh - 5.1% - 20 mins
    ● 7g - Saaz - 4.2% - 10 mins
    ● Wyeast 2206 (Bavarian Lager) (or various others)
    BYO
    

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