Dachshund Delight Dunkelweizen

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Here’s a German-style dark wheat beer that’ll really get your tail wagging. This Dunkelweizen leaps into the glass with a deep, amber-brown coat, ruby highlights and a creamy off-white head. Your perceptive muzzle will pick up the scent of caramel, chocolate, and toasted malt, with a playful nip of banana and clove from the yeast to follow. Then, lap up the mouth-watering combination of sweet malt, subtle toffee, and light chocolate flavours, balanced by a touch of spice and fruity esters. Faithful to its pedigree, it’s a complex malt ale with yeast-driven character, and carries a friendly, energetic finish.

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Recipe Contains

1 × Thomas Coopers Preacher's Hefe Wheat (1.7kg)
1 × Thomas Coopers Wheat Malt Extract (1.5kg)
1 × Carapils Malt (250g)
1 × Carbonation Drops (250g)

You'll Need

1 × 200g Carared Malt
1 × 100g Carafa I Malt
1 × 100g Chocolate Malt
1 × 11g Lallemand Munich Classic Yeast

Beer Style: Ale

Colour (EBC): 32
Volume: 22L
Difficulty: Advanced

ABV 5.5%

Alcohol by Volume

26 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 32

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Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Thomas Coopers Preachers Hefe Wheat
1 x 1.5kg Thomas Coopers Wheat Malt Extract
1 x 250g Carapils Malt
1 x 200g Carared Malt
1 x 100g Carafa I Malt
1 x 100g Chocolate Malt
1 x 11g Lallemand Munich Classic Yeast
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

Mix

Place the Carapils, Carared, Carafa I, and Chocolate Malt in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and crack it
using a rolling pin.
In a good size pot (around 5 Litres) bring 3 litres of water to approximately 60-70°C, add the crushed
Carapils, Carared, Carafa I, and Chocolate Malt (we recommend wrapping in a mesh cleaning cloth,
pulled straight from the wrapper, you may need more than one) and let steep for about 30 minutes.
Remove the malt by gathering up the corners of the mesh cloth and lift, allowing the liquid to drain
from the malt back into the pot.
Bring the liquid to the boil for 5 minutes.
Remove the pot from the heat and set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool (approx. 15 minutes)
then strain into a fermenting vessel (FV).
Add the Thomas Coopers Preachers Hefe Wheat and the Thomas Coopers Wheat Malt Extract to the
FV and stir to dissolve. Top up with cool water to the 17 litre mark and stir thoroughly.
Check the brew temperature and top up to the 22 litre mark with warm water to get as close as
possible to 20°C.
Sprinkle the Lallemand Munich Classic Yeast then fit the lid.

Home Recipes DACHSHUND DELIGHT DUNKELWEIZEN

Dachshund Delight Dunkelweizen

Here’s a German-style dark wheat beer that’ll really get your tail wagging. This Dunkelweizen leaps into the glass with a deep, amber-brown coat, ruby highlights and a creamy off-white head. Your perceptive muzzle will pick up the scent of caramel, chocolate, and toasted malt, with a playful nip of banana and clove from the yeast to follow. Then, lap up the mouth-watering combination of sweet malt, subtle toffee, and light chocolate flavours, balanced by a touch of spice and fruity esters. Faithful to its pedigree, it’s a complex malt ale with yeast-driven character, and carries a friendly, energetic finish.

Dachshund Delight Dunkelweizen
Beer Style Ale
Flavour Profile Malty, Fruity, Spicy, Roast
Alcohol Content 5.5%
Colour (EBC) 32
Bitterness (IBU) 26
Volume 22L
Difficulty Advanced

Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Thomas Coopers Preachers Hefe Wheat
1 x 1.5kg Thomas Coopers Wheat Malt Extract
1 x 250g Carapils Malt
1 x 200g Carared Malt
1 x 100g Carafa I Malt
1 x 100g Chocolate Malt
1 x 11g Lallemand Munich Classic Yeast
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

Place the Carapils, Carared, Carafa I, and Chocolate Malt in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and crack it
using a rolling pin.
In a good size pot (around 5 Litres) bring 3 litres of water to approximately 60-70°C, add the crushed
Carapils, Carared, Carafa I, and Chocolate Malt (we recommend wrapping in a mesh cleaning cloth,
pulled straight from the wrapper, you may need more than one) and let steep for about 30 minutes.
Remove the malt by gathering up the corners of the mesh cloth and lift, allowing the liquid to drain
from the malt back into the pot.
Bring the liquid to the boil for 5 minutes.
Remove the pot from the heat and set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool (approx. 15 minutes)
then strain into a fermenting vessel (FV).
Add the Thomas Coopers Preachers Hefe Wheat and the Thomas Coopers Wheat Malt Extract to the
FV and stir to dissolve. Top up with cool water to the 17 litre mark and stir thoroughly.
Check the brew temperature and top up to the 22 litre mark with warm water to get as close as
possible to 20°C.
Sprinkle the Lallemand Munich Classic Yeast then fit the lid.

2. Brew

Ferment temperature should be as close to 17-22°C if possible, don’t be too concerned if it falls
outside this range.
Fermentation has finished once the specific gravity is stable over 2 days.
Expected readings should finish in the range of 1010 – 1015.

3. Bottle

Gently fill clean PET bottles to about 3cm from the top.
Add 2 carbonation drops per bottle and secure the caps.
Store the bottles upright in a location out of direct sunlight at or above 18°C

4. Enjoy

After at least two weeks, check for sufficient carbonation by squeezing the bottles.
Bottles kept unrefrigerated should improve in the short term.
When ready to drink, chill the bottles upright.
The chilled beer may be poured into clean glassware, leaving the sediment behind.
Expect the alcohol content to be approximately 5.5% ABV

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