Dan's Dunkelweizen (All Grain) 5 US gallons

Dan's Dunkelweizen
(All Grain) 5 US gallons

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This Homebrew Recipe was added by Aidan on March 26, 1998 at 14:28:08:
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Brewing Method: All Grain
Yeast: 3068 Weihenstephan Wheat
Yeast Starter: 2000 ml starter
Batch Size: 5 US gallons
Original Gravity: 1050
Final Gravity: 1014
Alcohol Content: 3.8 ABW %
Total Grains: ca. 11 lbs
Color:
Extract Efficiency: 68 %
Hop IBU's: 17
Boiling Time: 90 minutes
Primary Fermentation: 10 days at 66
Secondary Fermentation: 16 days at 70
Additional Fermentation:

Grain Bill:

6 lbs wheat malt - DWC
4 lbs munich - DWC
8 ozs aromatic - DWC
4 ozs Special B - DWC

Hop Bill:

1.5 ozs Saaz leaf 3% alpha for 60 minutes

Mash Schedule:

Rest at 111 for 20 minutes (this is important, this is where the precursors to the phenolics are created)
Boost to 135 for 20 minutes.
Remove 1/3 of mash for a decoct, rest decoct at conversion temp of 152, then boil for 20 minutes.
Return decoct to main mash and stabalize temp at 152 until converion is complete.

Brewers Notes:

This was my first attempt at a dunkelweizen. When I do this again I would increase the fermentation temp, the level of the phenolics was a bit lower than I had hoped for.