German Dunkel

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Ingredients

pound Malt Extract Syrup-Amber

pound Malt Extract Powder-Dark

pound crystal Malt

pound chocolate malt

pound black patent Malt

2 ounces Hallertauer Hops boiling

1 ounce Hallertauer Hops finishing

1 pkt lager yeast

cup corn sugar bottling

Preparation

Crush the crystal, chocolate, and black patent malts and add to 1.5 gal of cold water and bring to a boil. Remove grains with strainer when boiling commences. Add the malt extracts and boiling hops and boil for 60 min. Add 1/2 oz of flavor hops 30 min. into the boil. Add final 1/2 oz of flavor hops at least 45 min into boil. Sparge into cold water. Pitch when cool. Bottle when done.