You watch a video like this, and you can't help yourself, but to appriciate the amount of effort, that goes into making a video like this. Then your eyes strays towards the "Views" bar, and you realize, that there aren't really that many watching homebrewing videos. I have to thank you for making this video, hopefully the interest in homebrewing will rise. Great work! :)
Something I think I never told you...... You have the cleanest and best spoken language as american ever. Mostly I have huge problems to understand americans(and some other english speakers), but I understand every word what you say, very rare for me.
Absolutely loving this series! You are going to learn so much by the end of this challenge. I wish I had the time for such an adventure. Thanks for the effort in doing it and editing it so well .
Very clean, neat and clear video, thank you. I have been seeing the improvements of the equipment you have done during the time, and they give very good ideas. I lived in Chile, Southamerica, we don't have the access to the equipment you use or the one is available in USA or Europe, but we manage (because the shipping is too expensive to here). I made a simkilar chiller, but I regulate the flow of the beer, to reach a low temperature enough to go it directly to the fermentation, so avoid possibilities of contamination (with the organism in the air) when the mosto is cold. Also, I used to recycle the hot cooling water out of the chiller, and send it to the 2 washing machines we have, then the day later is cold enough for the laundry (ja ja ja).
I always prep the night before. Mash and boil in two separate steps as well. Sometimes I just get the beer into the fermenter then clean the next day too.
Pair this with a nice cheese and you’re really going to have a fun time with this. I recommend a cheese from Switzerland or one of your favorites to pair with that beer.
Great video. Love your energy and how you explain everything. All feels incredibly approachable and truely enjoyable to watch. A note for others though, this is on the higher end of ibus for a Munich style dunkle. Most are gonna be between 15-23 ibus. Still definitely looks like a good beer but just wanted to point that out! Keep up the awesome work!
Awrsome!! I have been sctually thinking on heating up the strike water the night before and start my mornings mashing in to finish around 10 am... Cheers for the series this has become my go to video on wednesday mornings...
I've made two batches of the same Dunkel and both have been awesome. never tried it kegged only bottled so i might have to brew it again but serve it on tap.
Great video! Most Dunkel are probably a bit more on the red side but that could also just be the video ☺️ I'm also on tree side of getting a brew day in early and making that as short as possible...
My brew day is usually, "It's noon and I'm bored, off to the homebrew store to get a mix of grain and some random hops and see what happens." Last week I screwed up on a fat tire clone and had 8 gallons on a 5 gallon batch so I had to boil it for 2 hours before I could do my 2 hour boil. I didn't finish until after midnight. I had a blast.
Now you’ve convinced me to go get a Sous Vide to buy me some time between mash and boil! I have a SABCO Brew Magic, which is all gas, but a Sous Vide would be an awesome addition.
Is there a reason you prefer using a hydrometer and temp correcting over using a refractometer during the brew? I still use a hydrometer for the FG reading, but during the brew day the ease of a refractometer is hard to beat!
I brew on gas, but use a "bucket heater" on a timer to get my water up to about 65C by the time I wake up and get started. It's a huge time saver. But let's not understate the time commitment. Even breaking it up as you have, the prep time for cleaning/sanitizing fermentors, measuring ingredients, kegging/bottling, etc plus OH GOD THE CLEANING can't be ignored. Yeah, but brew day itself may only be 4-5 hours, much of which is time we can spend doing other things, but that by no means tells the whole story. On a related note, pressure canning wort for starters fits in quite nicely while mashing, sparging, and boiling. I did this during my last brew and it was a really effective use of time.
Can you start listing the alpha acid amounts for the hops you are using and maybe a target ending IBU? I have noticed noticed alpha acid amounts can very greatly when shopping.
Hi Martin - really enjoying the homebrew challenge videos. For the recipe / ingredients listed in your descriptions for the challenge, is this for a 5 gallon brew day? I only have capacity at home for 2 gallon batches, so was looking to adjust the measurements as needed.
Hi Martin, Love your videos, always informative and of high quality. I remember you saying in a previous video, you had a new favouraite beer after tasting it again after it aged some more. I can't remember the beer or the video it was on. Could you help me out ? Cheers
Thank you. Yeah the Helles Bock really surprised me after it had a chance to age a little. How To Brew Helles Bock | Using an Immersion Wort Chiller ruclips.net/video/uj1h7Hz7bqE/видео.html
Hi Martin, this is one of the next beers for me. I am just having a look at recipes, do you use the Carafa II or the Carafa II special de-husked version?
@@TheHomebrewChallenge I'm sure your 240v system is pulling more than 15a. Surprised no issues with the plug. I've not been able to find a smart plug rated for 20a but might have to give it a try and see what happens.
Why not just set your controller for 170 instead of using 10% In the end it’s the same thing, but setting it to the temp will guarantee that it never goes up/down?
Hi! We are using the same mill for our grains and we're having some issues with it not catching and grinding sometimes. Have you had the same issues and if so, how do you fix this?
Hmm. The only issue I’ve had is sometimes the mill gap needs readjusting as it has become too wide. I use my feeler gauge every couple of batches to check. Other than that not really had any issues.
Vienna Malt for this beer is unecessary, because the Flavour of Munich malt is very strong. I made Munich Dunkel too, my recipe was: 2kg Munich Malt(Dark), 0,175kg cara munich II, and 0,05kg diastatic malt, 5g Herkules @10min Boil, for 10L beer wort. You can use also light munich Malt of course, or mix it dark and light munich malt. Carafa I and II is Chocolate Malt, Carafa III is Black Malt. Carafa is a trademark by Weyermann for roasted malts, it is NOT a Caramel malt!
Sorry but it is not Munich Dunkel. Normally the color of beer is dark red. It means they use almost 100% munich malt without carafa and we have to take triple decoction mashing program with hard water😅. Then it is called Munich Dunkel
You watch a video like this, and you can't help yourself, but to appriciate the amount of effort, that goes into making a video like this. Then your eyes strays towards the "Views" bar, and you realize, that there aren't really that many watching homebrewing videos. I have to thank you for making this video, hopefully the interest in homebrewing will rise. Great work! :)
Something I think I never told you...... You have the cleanest and best spoken language as american ever. Mostly I have huge problems to understand americans(and some other english speakers), but I understand every word what you say, very rare for me.
He is not American though, he is British
@@bighams69 really? Do you think because his beautiful eyes? ;-D But he lives in America, I know his dad is british.
I'm only 1:50 min into watching this video and already know this video deserves a big LIKE from all the beer connoisseur 😉
Absolutely loving this series! You are going to learn so much by the end of this challenge. I wish I had the time for such an adventure. Thanks for the effort in doing it and editing it so well .
I absolutely love the attention to detail and and tips and tricks you have! I'm obsessed!
Thank you!
So glad you did this one. It's my absolute favorite style. Thanks:-)
It’s fast become one of mine too
I love the production and style of yours vids. Thanks for the effort you put in.
Thank you!
Very clean, neat and clear video, thank you. I have been seeing the improvements of the equipment you have done during the time, and they give very good ideas. I lived in Chile, Southamerica, we don't have the access to the equipment you use or the one is available in USA or Europe, but we manage (because the shipping is too expensive to here). I made a simkilar chiller, but I regulate the flow of the beer, to reach a low temperature enough to go it directly to the fermentation, so avoid possibilities of contamination (with the organism in the air) when the mosto is cold. Also, I used to recycle the hot cooling water out of the chiller, and send it to the 2 washing machines we have, then the day later is cold enough for the laundry (ja ja ja).
Love the series and great video quality. Have gone back and watched most of your previous brews. Look forward to a new one each week.
Thanks 🍻
Really like your channel ! Every videos are more informative than basic brewday vid. Wish you luck for the rest of the challenge. Cheers
3 not liked? What's there not to like? Informative, well put together, fun and clear instructions. I'd love a Q&A one week 😊
I always prep the night before. Mash and boil in two separate steps as well. Sometimes I just get the beer into the fermenter then clean the next day too.
my favorite style!
Thank you for infomataive and enjoyable video
Pair this with a nice cheese and you’re really going to have a fun time with this. I recommend a cheese from Switzerland or one of your favorites to pair with that beer.
another brilliant video, loved the split brew day idea and how it worked for you
This one looks delicious!
Great video. Love your energy and how you explain everything. All feels incredibly approachable and truely enjoyable to watch. A note for others though, this is on the higher end of ibus for a Munich style dunkle. Most are gonna be between 15-23 ibus. Still definitely looks like a good beer but just wanted to point that out! Keep up the awesome work!
Thanks again.
Love your videos
Thank you!
Thanks !
Awrsome!! I have been sctually thinking on heating up the strike water the night before and start my mornings mashing in to finish around 10 am...
Cheers for the series this has become my go to video on wednesday mornings...
Yeah it’s so nice to awaken to water ready to brew.
I've made two batches of the same Dunkel and both have been awesome. never tried it kegged only bottled so i might have to brew it again but serve it on tap.
Love the consistency of your videos. Love the tastings at the end of each. One thing though.....don't get Lauren to judge the dark beers😉
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Great video! Most Dunkel are probably a bit more on the red side but that could also just be the video ☺️ I'm also on tree side of getting a brew day in early and making that as short as possible...
nice job bro!
I think it was beer his wife liked it better. Thanks for the effort in demonstrating the styles.
My brew day is usually, "It's noon and I'm bored, off to the homebrew store to get a mix of grain and some random hops and see what happens." Last week I screwed up on a fat tire clone and had 8 gallons on a 5 gallon batch so I had to boil it for 2 hours before I could do my 2 hour boil. I didn't finish until after midnight. I had a blast.
Before I had to become obsessively organized so I could brew weekly this exactly describes my process too. So much fun.
Awesome job! Enjoying your videos of the brew challenge. I was just wondering what song is this playing in the background?
Thank you. I have a bunch in that video. All taken from Artlist.
Is a black color easy to achieve compare to Helles/ or gold color ?
hi, from uruguay , what color number es that beer?thanks por all your helps
Now you’ve convinced me to go get a Sous Vide to buy me some time between mash and boil! I have a SABCO Brew Magic, which is all gas, but a Sous Vide would be an awesome addition.
A little darker than I used to make. I use much more vienna and just an handful of cara munic
Is there a reason you prefer using a hydrometer and temp correcting over using a refractometer during the brew?
I still use a hydrometer for the FG reading, but during the brew day the ease of a refractometer is hard to beat!
Sounds like I need one 😀
Oh lord i love a dunkel :D
I brew on gas, but use a "bucket heater" on a timer to get my water up to about 65C by the time I wake up and get started. It's a huge time saver.
But let's not understate the time commitment. Even breaking it up as you have, the prep time for cleaning/sanitizing fermentors, measuring ingredients, kegging/bottling, etc plus OH GOD THE CLEANING can't be ignored. Yeah, but brew day itself may only be 4-5 hours, much of which is time we can spend doing other things, but that by no means tells the whole story.
On a related note, pressure canning wort for starters fits in quite nicely while mashing, sparging, and boiling. I did this during my last brew and it was a really effective use of time.
So true about the cleaning 😂
did you mean victory for "toasty-ness" ?
Another awesome video man! Question for you, what brewing software do you use to build/store your recipes?
Never mind, I added the comment while just starting to watch the video. Beersmith!
What temp did you set your fermentation to? I did not see that.
Can you start listing the alpha acid amounts for the hops you are using and maybe a target ending IBU? I have noticed noticed alpha acid amounts can very greatly when shopping.
Yeah I’ve noticed that too. Good idea I’ll try to include that in the recipe in the video description.
Hi Martin - really enjoying the homebrew challenge videos.
For the recipe / ingredients listed in your descriptions for the challenge, is this for a 5 gallon brew day? I only have capacity at home for 2 gallon batches, so was looking to adjust the measurements as needed.
Hi Allan. Yes it is for 5 gallons although I often brew smaller batches myself. You can scale down a recipe using brewing software such as BeerSmith.
Hey, friend! In the video you say 8oz. of Vienna malt and in the description it is Victory. Which one is the correct? Cheers!!!
"We're so gross, I swear I can taste it." That's what I heard and I can't not hear it 😝. Great beer though. Love the series, mate!
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Hi Martin,
Love your videos, always informative and of high quality.
I remember you saying in a previous video, you had a new favouraite beer after tasting it again after it aged some more.
I can't remember the beer or the video it was on. Could you help me out ?
Cheers
Thank you. Yeah the Helles Bock really surprised me after it had a chance to age a little.
How To Brew Helles Bock | Using an Immersion Wort Chiller ruclips.net/video/uj1h7Hz7bqE/видео.html
Hi Martin, this is one of the next beers for me. I am just having a look at recipes, do you use the Carafa II or the Carafa II special de-husked version?
Sorry it’s been a while since I brewed this but don’t think I used the dehusked version. Good luck!
What do you do for work? I thought your job was a full-time brewer. Love your channel it's great for us newbs to learn from
Thanks I take that as a huge compliment. I work in IT.
Great video as usual. Is your smart plug 15 or 20 amp? Also, is your Unibrau 120 or 240v?
Thanks. The Unibrau system is 240V. Not sure of the specs on the smart plug.
@@TheHomebrewChallenge I'm sure your 240v system is pulling more than 15a. Surprised no issues with the plug. I've not been able to find a smart plug rated for 20a but might have to give it a try and see what happens.
Your recipe says 8oz of Victory in the text, but your audio in the video says 8oz of Vienna (not Victory). Curious which of those is in error...
No sparge/rinse?
Have you done a review on your brewing setup in this video?
I've been looking for something like this or the one Clawhammer Supply makes.
Great video, I’m inspired to make a Munich Dunkel. Also, Do you have to sparge with your setup?
Thanks! I don’t sparge.
What size batch did you make?
how are these in comparison to a red?
Hi collage, I'm a home brewer from Ukraine, please tell me, can I replace camp yeast with ale yeast in this recipe, and whatever???
I’m not sure. You could certainly give it a try.
my brew days are easy 4hrs, plus the inevitable fuck up add another for cleaning the next day
LOL sounds messy
Why not just set your controller for 170 instead of using 10%
In the end it’s the same thing, but setting it to the temp will guarantee that it never goes up/down?
Yeah could have done that too.
Hi! We are using the same mill for our grains and we're having some issues with it not catching and grinding sometimes. Have you had the same issues and if so, how do you fix this?
Hmm. The only issue I’ve had is sometimes the mill gap needs readjusting as it has become too wide. I use my feeler gauge every couple of batches to check. Other than that not really had any issues.
Quick question what school hours do you run? Seems bloody late for a school run 😂😂
LOL he was in after school activities
my favorite style. just want to correct earlier you show half pound of victory not vienna like you say in ingredients
He: let’s take a look at the appearance.
She: it’ssssss DARKKKK.
Where do you get your Recipe's from?
I sniff around online and tailor to my tastes and what I have in stock.
A thousand likes
Wow..munic malt is very expensive
How do you stay skinny at 7 beers a night for almost 2 years😮
Vienna Malt for this beer is unecessary, because the Flavour of Munich malt is very strong. I made Munich Dunkel too, my recipe was: 2kg Munich Malt(Dark), 0,175kg cara munich II, and 0,05kg diastatic malt, 5g Herkules @10min Boil, for 10L beer wort. You can use also light munich Malt of course, or mix it dark and light munich malt. Carafa I and II is Chocolate Malt, Carafa III is Black Malt. Carafa is a trademark by Weyermann for roasted malts, it is NOT a Caramel malt!
I think he meant Victory.
I remember when I went to Munich, they referred to this as a "woman's beer" because of how popular it was with female drinkers
You should have a beer judge there, it makes more sense than a random person who doesn't understand style or changes.
Sorry but it is not Munich Dunkel. Normally the color of beer is dark red. It means they use almost 100% munich malt without carafa and we have to take triple decoction mashing program with hard water😅. Then it is called Munich Dunkel