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Alright I have seen some with Munich or Vienna so I didn’t know for sure. Single infusion mash BIAB. Would you suggest all Pilsner? Thanks!Helles is generally Pilsner, maybe a bit of Vienna for complexity, noble hops. Your recipe looks interesting but, alas, it isn't a Helles.
I like about 10% Vienna, maybe 3% acid malt to control pH.Alright I have seen some with Munich or Vienna so I didn’t know for sure. Single infusion mash BIAB. Would you suggest all Pilsner? Thanks!
I want to make a Helles so I’ll cut back on what I had. Thanks to everyone for helping me.Agree with Nosy...Pilsner and maybe just a little Vienna will do nicely. Helles literally means "Bright" and the style is meant to be light, clear and crisp. Don't clutter up the malt flavor. If you want something with a little more body and sweetness, look into a Vienna Lager.
OH! How did the Dunkel turn out?Don’t have any carapils so I put wheat but wasn’t sure if i should anyway. I also have no acid malt. I’m using Diamond yeast slurry from a Dunkel.
I had about half a pint that I saved when I bottled. I really enjoyed it. Nice dry finish. Bready like a crust of bread. I’m excited to try this in about a month.OH! How did the Dunkel turn out?
Got some help from Thunderwagn on fixing my pic.Noce to see your picture upright!
Good luck with the Helles!
I have those days too!Going to wait until tomorrow. Worked 8 hours on a playhouse/swing set. Rather drink than make this evening.
Noce to see your picture upright!
Good luck with the Helles!
I am brewing it this afternoon. I made a Pilsner with Voss a while back it turned out well. I actually have another one fermenting right now. Trying for an actual lager with this one. I had not seen that site. I’ll be checking that out for sure.Hey @Jnh! I hope I'm not too late on this, but I was researching kveik and found this recipe. It appears to be a helles brewed with kveik (hornidal):
https://shortfingerbrewing.com/blogs/news/kveik-lagers
It could be worthless; I have zero experience homebrewing lagers, but it made me think of this thread! Happy brewing!
Good luck with your true to style attempt! It could be interesting to brew this helles "lager" in the future to compare to your legit helles lager. If the flavors, appearance, and drinkability are similar, you could have a 14 day helles recipe! That'd be an impressive time saverI am brewing it this afternoon. I made a Pilsner with Voss a while back it turned out well. I actually have another one fermenting right now. Trying for an actual lager with this one. I had not seen that site. I’ll be checking that out for sure.