Davidt15 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Can anyone reccomend a tweek to the Dark Ale kit to get something like the above German beer? Sweet,thick and heavy yum. Or another kit thats close? Cheers in advance. David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biermoasta Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I assume you are talking about Fraziskaner Dunkel Hefe-Wei\xdfbier. [joyful] I think the Dark Ale kit will be too bitter for this brew, and you also want at least 50% wheat malt for an accurate representation of the style. I'm not sure of a suitable kit recipe, but I think a full extract recipe might be the way to go on this one. Awesome choice of beer to try and clone by the way! [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonardC2 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 How about adding the cooper's can of plain wheat extract to the dark ale kit with haulertau & tetnanger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trusty1 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Sweet,thick and heavy yum. Sounds like how I would describe myself on an internet dating service! Sorry can't help with the beer, but maybe a dark liquid malt can rather than the dark hopped kit, if it is too bitter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anzacpaul Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Massive bump, but I've tried this tonight and it's absolutely beautiful. Banana/blueberry, raspberry, clove. I would love to try and brew something like this. Would the new wheat cans with a darker malt and coopers CCA yeast get anywhere near it? I'm guessing you would need to use a wheat yeast, I was more thinking of a way to get the strong banana esters through the beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shitsngiggles Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Keen on following this brew thread ... sounds like one to put on my to-do list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaS1 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I assume you are talking about Fraziskaner Dunkel Hefe-Wei\xdfbier. [joyful] I think the Dark Ale kit will be too bitter for this brew' date=' and you also want at least 50% wheat malt for an accurate representation of the style. I'm not sure of a suitable kit recipe, but I think a full extract recipe might be the way to go on this one. Awesome choice of beer to try and clone by the way! [biggrin'] +1 what Biermoasta said. Not only would the Dark Ale kit be way too bitter, it would be too roasty. I would use the Coopers Wheat kit as your base and add wheat DME or LME extract to it. With Dunkel Wiezen the colour usually comes from 60gm or so of a debittered malt like Weyermann Carafa Special 2. You say it is sweet? Add some light crystal malt as well. I did a little reading and it seems Wyeast 3638 is thought to be the closest to the Franziskaner, but you could always try the kit yeast your first time around since the new wheat kit comes a true wheat yeast (the old one did not). Not sure which version of the kit you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anzacpaul Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Thanks Christina, Mangrove Jack's M20 seems to be similar as welll. Would love to give this a try sometime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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