Dunkel Weizen

Dunkel Weizen is an German Ale beer style. Brewers Association category: South German-Style Dunkel Weizen. It typically presents as copper-brown to very dark.

Notes: Beers in this style are made with at least 50 percent wheat malt. They are often roused during pouring, and, when yeast is present, will have a yeasty flavor and a characteristically fuller mouthfeel.

ABV: 4.8%-5.4%
IBU: 10-15
COLOR / SRM SCALE: 10-25
OG: 1.048-1.056
FG: 1.008-1.016

Alcohol & Bitterness

ABV:4.8%-5.4%

ABW:3.8%-4.3%

IBU:10-15

Perceived Bitterness:

Low

Color & Appearance

Color:

Copper-brown to very dark

SRM:10-25

EBC:20-50

Clarity:

If served with yeast, appearance may be very cloudy

Gravity & Body

Original Gravity:1.048-1.056

Original Gravity °P:11.9-13.8

Final Gravity:1.008-1.016

Final Gravity °P:2.1-4.1

Body:

Medium to full

Flavor Profiles

Malt Profile:

Distinct sweet maltiness and a chocolate-like character from dark or roasted malts exemplify beers in this style. Dark barley malts are frequently used along with dark Cara or color malts.

Hop Profile:

Not present

Fermentation Character:

The phenolic and estery aromas and flavors typical of Weissbiers are present but less pronounced in Dunkel Weissbiers. Dunkel Weissbiers should be well attenuated and very highly carbonated. Diacetyl should not be present

2026 Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines used with permission of Brewers Association .

No beers have been reviewed in this style.