Munich Dunkel is a malt oriented German dark lager. It is a rich complex beer with flavours of warm toasty bread crust and rich caramel and toffee. Despite the malt forward flavour, Munich Dunkel has a dry finish and does not come across as overly sweet making it a very sessionable beer.
Traditionally Munich Dunkel would have been made using a decoction mash to encourage the Maillard reactions that help give the beer its rich malty flavours. The ATF Munich Dunkel uses a small amount of Aurora Malt to help provide the maltiness typical of the style.
Yeast is not included in the kit. If fermenting cold we recommend using Froth Krisp (Assumed Origin: Weinhenstephan) or:
If you are unable to perform a cold fermentation you can ferment warm (20℃) using Mangrove Jack's Californian Lager yeast or Fermentis SafLager W-34/70.
Note on Fermentation Temperature
Mangrove Jack's Californian Lager Yeast
Mangrove Jack's Californian Lager yeast a unique lager strain that has the ability to ferment at ale temperatures and still provide a typical lager flavour profile.
Fermentis SafLager W-34/70
Sensory testing performed by Fermentis on W-34/70 shows that it is a very robust yeast capable of providing a clean neutral flavour profile across a wide range of fermentation temperatures (12℃ - 20℃). Click here to download the Fermentis iPhone app for more information.
The Details
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G30 | G40 (15amp) | S40 | Brewzilla 35L | Guten 40L |
G40 (10amp) |
Guten 40L |
G40 (10amp) |
S40 | GF40 (15amp) |
Brewzilla 65L |
G70 |
G70 |
|
24 L Batch |
24 L Batch |
30 L Batch |
Max Batch |
Max Batch |
48 L Batch |
48 L Batch |
Max Batch |
Pre-boil Volume @ 100℃ |
29.5 L |
28.3 L |
35.75 L |
46 L |
46 L |
59.75 |
56 L |
70 L |
Assumed Boil off rate per hour |
3 L |
2.2 L |
3 L |
2.2 L |
3 L |
6.5 L |
4 L |
4 L |
Post Boil Kettle Volume @ 20℃ |
24 L |
24 L |
30 L |
41 L |
39.8 L |
48 L |
48 L |
61.45 L |
Post Boil Efficiency |
85% |
85% |
85% |
85% |
85% |
85% |
85% |
85% |
Target Original Gravity |
1.049 |
1.049 |
1.049 |
1.049 |
1.049 |
1.049 |
1.049 |
1.049 |
Target Final Gravity |
1.010 |
1.010 |
1.010 |
1.010 |
1.010 |
1.010 |
1.010 |
1.010 |
ABV |
5.1% |
5.1% |
5.1% |
5.1% |
5.1% |
5.1% |
5.1% |
5.1% |
Colour (SRM) |
15.47 |
15.47 |
15.47 |
15.47 |
15.47 |
15.47 |
15.47 |
15.47 |
IBU Calculated |
24.4 |
24.4 |
24.4 |
24.4 |
24.4 |
24.4 |
24.4 |
24.4 |
Packets of recommended yeast (cold fermentation) - Froth Krisp |
2 or 1 + starter | 2 or 1 + starter | 2 - 3 or 1 + starter | 3 or 1 + starter | 3 or 1 + starter | 4 or 1 + starter | 4 or 1 + starter | 5 or 1 + starter |
Packets of recommended yeast (cold fermentation) - MJ Bavarian Lager |
2 |
2 |
2 - 3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
Packets of recommended yeast (warm fermentation) - MJ Californian Lager |
1 |
1 |
1 - 2 |
2 - 3 |
2 - 3 |
2 - 3 |
2 - 3 |
4 |
Packets of recommended yeast (warm fermentation) - SafLager W-34/70 |
1 |
1 |
1 - 2 |
2 - 3 |
2 - 3 |
2 - 3 |
2 - 3 |
4 |
This kit is designed to brewed on the Grainfather and contains:
Detailed recipe and instructions and a link to the Grainfather recipe.
Grain (milled or unmilled)
Hops
Brewing salts (if required)
Please select the source water you will be using to receive the correct salts. The target water profile is provided for brewers using another source water so that the correct mineral/acid additions can be calculated to achieve the target water profile and mash pH. Brewing salts and lactic acid can be purchased here.
Kettle Finings
Yeast Nutrient
This kit is only put together when ordered. All hops are kept vacuumed sealed and refrigerated. Yeast is also kept refrigerated.