Slam-Dunkelweizen.md

Slam Dunkelweizen v2 (Stomp Them Grapes/Hop to It!)

Original Gravity: 1.049 Final Gravity: 1.012 ABV: 4.8% IBU: 18

Ingredients

• 6 oz Light Crystal
• 4 oz Special B
• 4 oz CaraRed
• 2 oz Caramel Wheat
• 6.5 lb Wheat Liquid malt extract
• 1 oz Hallertauer hops
• Wyeast 3056 or Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen

Directions

1. Remove the Wyeast pack and "smack" as instructed
2. Heat 1.5 gallons of water to 160 F, remove from heat
3. Place crushed specialty grains into a small muslin bag and steep for 30 minutes
4. Remove grains and allow excess water to drip off, discard grains
5. Add 6.5 lb Wheat liquid malt extract
6. After the extract has dissolved, top pot to comfortable boil volume, return to heat
7. When rolling boil, add 1 oz Hallertauer hops
8. After 60 minutes, remove pot from heat and chill as quickly as possible
9. Once wort is cooled below 80 F, pour into primary fermenter
10. Top off to 5 gallons with cool water
11. Stir with spoon to aerate, record starting gravity and pitch yeast
12. Place lid and airlock on and ferment at 62-72 F
13. After 10-14 days take another gravity reading (it should be close to the final)
14. Rack beer into bottles (condition for 14 days) or a keg