Weihenstephan Tradition Bayrisch Dunkel Clone

[Waylon]

Ive Just experimented with a recipe for this amazing brew... Its fermenting @12degress..

Its not a overly dark beer more like a brown lager,

 

The original beer is reddish brown dark lager “Tradition” with its mild aroma of hops smells like roasted malt and impresses with its sweet caramel flavor which is followed by a slight bitterness.

 

Im hoping with my simple recipe for moderate bitterness of about 26 IBU,

And the malt balance I want a mild toffee caramel sweetness,

Hope shes a good brew and something close to the original bayrisch dunkle

 

10.5 litres

1x 1.5 Liquid Munich malt extract

125g (caramalt)crystal 40-60

83g dark crystal 250-300

41g chocolate malt 500-800

17g hallertau 60minuts

11 hallertau 30 minuts

1x saflager 34/70 (fermenting at 12degress)

 

My final bottle AV im hoping should be around 4.9-5.1

OG was way out when I did my gravity reading... vary frustrating it was way high @1068 crazy I thought

 

[Waylon]

Just Tried this brew!

 

Its actually scary how close my extract clone of this brew is;

 

Its still vary young in the bottle... but I think I got the grain bill down pat!

 

I can honestly say if you like the Bayrisch dunkle you will love this.

 

50 litre brew in the books for next winter

[Otto Von Blotto]

Can you get a bottle of the original anywhere here? Wouldn't mind trying it myself from that description.

 

Should do a side by side blind test with it vs. your brew. I've done this with a couple of different beers in the last couple of years and it is interesting and awesome to see how close they have been to the originals.

[ICzed]

Hey OVB, you should be able to get it at your local 1st Choice or Dan Murphy's. It is a really tasty beer.

[Otto Von Blotto]

Thanks Mark, I will most likely be visiting a Dan's on Friday so I'll definitely have a look for it.

 

Cheers