im brewing a dunkle weizen next week, and using the following recipe. looking for suggestions on bru’nwater profile - right now i have amber balanced but looking for suggestions to bring the best out of this beer.
Style: Dunkelweizen
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
Boil Size: 7.37 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.25 gal
Estimated OG: 1.054 SG
Estimated Color: 15.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 12.8 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 77.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 84.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
5 lbs White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 1 48.8 %
2 lbs Munich Malt (12.0 SRM) Grain 2 19.5 %
2 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 19.5 %
1 lbs Caramel Wheat Malt (46.0 SRM) Grain 4 9.8 %
4.0 oz Carafa II (412.0 SRM) Grain 5 2.4 %
0.50 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 8.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 7 4.8 IBUs
1.0 pkg Hefeweizen Ale (White Labs #WLP300) starter
Mash Schedule: Hochkurz
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs 4.0 oz
Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Maltose Rest Add 13.73 qt of water at 154.9 F 145.0 F 45 min
Internediate Decoct 1.77 qt of mash and boil it 152.0 F 30 min
Dextrinfication Decoct 1.69 qt of mash and boil it 158.0 F 30 min
mash out Add 6.00 qt of water at 194.0 F 168.0 F 5 min