Amber and dark lager
Munich Dunkel
Deep brown and dominated by Munich malt: bread crust, a little chocolate, no roast. The classic showcase for decoction mashing.
Vital statistics
Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles
Original gravity
1.048 - 1.056
1.048 - 1.056
Final gravity
1.010 - 1.016
1.010 - 1.016
Bitterness
18 IBU - 28 IBU
18 IBU - 28 IBU
Colour
17 SRM - 28 SRM
17 SRM - 28 SRM
Alcohol
4.5% - 5.6%
4.5% - 5.6%
Colour also 33-55 EBC
What goes wrong
Adding roast barley. Any burnt or coffee note takes it out of style; the dark colour comes from Munich malt and a touch of Carafa.
Commercial examples
Reference examples of the style, as listed in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Availability varies by market and year.
Vital statistics as published in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Checked against the published guidelines.
Brew it
A recipe on this site brewed to this style
Every figure below is computed from the ingredients and checked against the ranges above before the page is built.
The rest of the amber and dark lager family
International Amber Lager
4.6-6% · 8-25 IBU
2CInternational Dark Lager
4.2-6% · 8-20 IBU
3CCzech Amber Lager
4.4-5.8% · 20-35 IBU
3DCzech Dark Lager
4.4-5.8% · 18-34 IBU
6AMarzen
5.6-6.3% · 18-24 IBU
6BRauchbier
4.8-6% · 18-30 IBU
7AVienna Lager
4.7-5.5% · 18-30 IBU
7BAltbier
4.3-5.5% · 25-50 IBU
8BSchwarzbier
4.4-5.4% · 20-35 IBU
Plan a batch to these numbers.