This recipe has been designed to be consistent with the 2021 BJCP Style guide 10B - Dunkles Weissbier.

Dark Matter is a recipe created for The League of Brewers by Jamie McQuillan of Cell Division Brewery. You could say that a Dunkles Weissbier (otherwise known as dunkelweizen) is a traditional old-world version of a Bavarian wheat beer, which were mostly dark back in the day, with the paler and perhaps more well known Weissbier becoming more popular in the 1960’s.

True to style, Dark Matter combines the yeast and wheat characters of a Weissbier with the malty richness of a Munich Dunkel. You should expect the classic banana-and-clove-like weizen yeast notes on a supportive toasted bready malt, with a touch of caramel. It will pour a dark copper colour and drink smooth and creamy with a refreshingly dry and light finish.

Continuing the trend with some of Jamie’s recent recipes for traditional German beer styles, this kit includes optional instructions for a decoction mash, a technique that is traditionally used in the brewing of a Dunkles Weissbier. This will help bring out the bready and malty flavours and for brewers who are curious about decoction mashing, this is an excellent style of beer to start experimenting. Prost.

This recipe assumes correct mineral additions for pH calculations, which are not included in the kit. Please purchase these separately.

Our kits are fresh! We assemble the ingredients after you place your order. The grain bill will be milled, unless you tell us in your order comments that you prefer it not to be.

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