How To Brew a Delicious Munich Dunkel

Join us as we walk you through how to brew a delicious Munich-styled Dunkel!

The Munich Dunkel is a dark German lager known for its wonderful, complex malt character. It is loaded with bready and toasty notes and can have hints of chocolate depending on the roasted malts you choose. It is neither roasty, bitter, nor sweet, leading to a very drinkable beer. If you haven't made one yet, I highly recommend adding a Dunkel to your tap list.

Follow along with us as we walk you through our ingredients, including the malts, hops, water profile, and yeast strain. We will also show you our process, including the mashing profile, mash out, sparging, the boil, the whirlpool, knockout, the fermentation profile, and last but not least, the taste test.

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Our Dunkel recipe is below. I have included suggested percentages where applicable and values for a 5-gallon batch.

OG: 1.050
FG: 1.016
ABV: 4.46%
IBUs: 20.9
Color: 19.0 SRM

Grains
‪@bestmalz1899‬ Munich Malt (66.7%) - 6 lbs 8 oz
‪@bestmalz1899‬ Dark Munich Malt (17.9%) - 1 lb 12 oz
‪@BrewingWithBriess‬ Victory Malt (7.7%) - 12 oz
‪@WeyermannSpecialtyMalts‬ Carafa II (7.7%) - 12 oz

Hops
‪@YakimaValleyHops‬ GR Mittelfrueh (2.7% AA) - 2.75 oz @ 60 minutes (20.9 IBUs)

Yeast
‪@WhiteLabsInc‬ German Lager Yeast - WLP830

Water
50 ppm Calcium
27 ppm Sodium
70 ppm Sulfate
55 ppm Chloride

You can find the full recipe on our website at the link below.
https://thebeerjunkies.com/munich-dun...

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