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Munich Dunkel Rob Gallagher - November 2022

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BJCP 2021 - 8A

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

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

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

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Recipes

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● 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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● 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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● 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