Dunkel Doppelbock Beer Kit

Your Label Peelers Dunkel Doppelbock Beer Kit never sits on a shelf. Your grains are crushed to order. Your ingredients are packed fresh and you don't pay for a flashy box. It's all about providing you with the freshest ingredients for you to make your best beer.

Your Dunkel Doppelbock Beer Kit is modeled after the well loved Weihenstephaner Korbinian Beer. This dark Dopplebock brings a well balanced fruit character. With notes of plums and figs, it blends perfectly with the toffee, chocolate and nutty malt flavors. Are you looking for a beer that goes really well with food? Consider this brew with anything from fish to smoked meats. If you really want to go crazy, enjoy it with smoked fish and hit the whole spectrum. This brew comes with a liquid yeast (WLP833) and is shipped with an ice pack as well as an insulated bubble mailer so that your yeast shows up in perfect condition.*

OSG: 1.076

FSG: 1.020

ABV: 7.34%

IBU: 22-24

Ingredients Included:

Fermentables:  

3.3 lb. Pilsen Light LME, 1 lb. Pilsen DME, 4 lbs. Dark DME

Specialty Grains/Additives:

1 lb Chocolate Malt, 2 lbs. Dark Munich Malt, 1 lb. 120L Crystal, 1tsp Yeast Energizer (15 min)

Hops: 2 oz Hallertau (60 minutes total)

          1 oz. Hallertau Hops (5 minutes total)

Suggested Yeast:

 WLP833 German Bock White Labs Liquid Yeast

Bottling:

5oz Priming Sugar

Ingredients not included: Water

Instructions:

1          Steep grains in a minimum of 2-3 gallons of 150-160 degree water for 20 minutes. Sparge grains with 1 gal 165 degree water. Discard grains. If your pot size allows, bring a total volume of 6 gals to near boil, 200 degrees. Turn off  heat.

2.         Add Malt Extract and Candi Sugar, dissolve them completely. Turn heat back on and bring to a boil. This will be a 60 min boil. FOLLOW HOP SCHEDULE. With 15 minutes left add 1 tsp Irish Moss (Optional Clarifier-Sold Separately) and Yeast energizer, boil remaining 15 minutes.  Remove hops and squeeze bag.

 3.        Cool hot wort to below 70 degrees by either placing boil pot in cold ice water or by using a wort chiller. Siphon the wort into a 6.5 gallon or bigger fermentation vessel containing enough water to total 5 ¼ - 5 ½  gallons. The extra is for sediment loss.

4.         Take hydrometer reading and pitch yeast.  Ferment about 50-55 degrees for 10-14 days.

5.         Siphon beer into a 5 gal carboy and top up if necessary to about 3-4 inches below cap or bung. Affix airlock and cover to keep light out and let clear for approx 3-4 weeks at 45-50 degrees.

6.         Dissolve the priming sugar in approximately 1 cup of warm water.  Add to the bottom of the bottling bucket.  Then carefully siphon beer into the same bucket (your siphon should have a sediment tip that will keep it off the bottom. Be careful not to move carboy too much while it is siphoning. Take a final hydrometer reading while siphoning into bucket.  Fill bottles to 1 inch from top of bottle and cap. Store beer at 55 degrees for 21 days minimum to ensure carbonation. Enjoy!!!!

*This kit includes liquid yeast and so it is unable to be shipped via FedEx SmartPost.

Beer Making Equipment Kits

If you are making a beer kit for the first time, an equipment kit is a great and low-stress way to get all the equipment you need to make your Dunkel Doppelbock. 

This Brewer's Best Equipment Kit is top of the line and comes complete for a beginner brewer.

• Equipment kit includes: 
• 6.5 Gallon "Ale Pail" Primary Fermenter with Grommeted Lid 
• 6.5 Gallon "Ale Pail" Bottling Bucket with Spigot 
• Easy Clean No-Rinse Cleanser 
• Auto-Siphon 
• 5 Gallon Glass Carboy 
• Plastic Paddle
• Carboy Brush
• Hydrometer
• Liquid Crystal Thermometer
• Bottle Brush
• Black Beauty Capper
• Econolock
• Drilled Bung
• Lab Thermometer
• Bottle Filler
• Siphon Hose with Shut-off Clamp
• IO-Star
• 20 qt. Brew Pot
• Equipment Instructions

Sanitizer and Spray Bottle

Good sanitation practices are absolutely fundamental to good beer making. Five Star San is the premier sanitizer you will need to make your Dunkel Doppelbock beer kit. A great practice for extra protection is to have a spray bottle filled with sanitizing solution so you can re-sanitize everything that touches or goes near your beer. Sanitation is much more difficult with beer than wine because beer has a higher pH. Wine's high acidity makes bacterial infection less likely but with beer, one small mishap can cost you your batch. 

Bottles

When your Dunkel Doppelbock is done, you will need bottles. This standard 12 ounce bottle is a good choice. You will need 54 for a 5 gallon batch. Bottles do not come with caps.

Carboys   

The 5 gallon carboy pictured here is the standard size for any beer kit. If you have never worked with a carboy, it is important to know they should not be moved full without a carboy handle or a carrier. 

Brew Pots

The pot pictured is an 8 gallon pot that is perfect for any beer kit or a standard 5 gallon batch. 

Wort Chillers and Thermometers

Wort Chillers and Thermometers are long term investments. It is important to chill your Dunkel Doppelbock wort quickly. The quicker you chill it the stronger the cold break will be. You also need a good thermometer that reads fast temperature fluctuations.  

Siphons

Auto-siphons are a great luxury item to have in your brew equipment. Once you have one you will never go without it again. Don't forget to use a heavy duty sanitizer to clean it since you don't want to replace it as often as hoses. A good sanitizer for that job is Five Star San. 

Fermenters

The fermenter pictured here is standard for a 5 gallon beer kit.

Hoses

 Many people reuse their hoses for far too long. Replacing your hoses often or even using as single use items is highly recommended with beer making. Hoses are very hard to clean and beer is very susceptible to bacterial infection. You do not want to risk losing your Dunkel Doppelbock over a few feet of unsanitary hose. 

Funnels

Pouring your wort into a carboy can be tricky. Use a big funnel made just for the job. They even have different mesh screens to remove particles. 

Airlocks

It is recommended to replace airlocks often. Because they never physically touch the beer, the sanitation risk is too often overlooked. Bacteria can spread without physical contact in a closed environment and plastic stubbornly harbors bacteria.   

Stoppers and Bungs 

Bungs and stoppers should also be periodically replaced. They can dry out and harbor bacteria. 

 Carboy Brush

Keeping your carboy clean before and after use is key to avoid bacterial infection in your beer. A carboy brush is a great tool to get into those nooks and crannies. 

Stainless Steel Carboy and Bottle Washer

Stainless Steel Carboy and Bottle Washer is a convenient way of cleaning your bottles and/or carboys.  This high quality tool will come in handy.  Hooks up straight to your faucet with the bottle washer adapter (#4804) and puts out plenty of pressure to clean those stubborn stains from beer bottles that have been sitting around. 

Capper

When you bottle your Dunkel Doppelbock, you will need to cap your bottles. This capper is inexpensive, easy to use and does not require attaching to a counter. It has a magnet to hold the cap in place.  

 DID YOU KNOW

Dunkels were the original Bavarian style village beers. They were also the most common style at the time of the introduction of the Reinheitsgebot in 1516.