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Helles

140 calories 12.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 22 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27.33 liters
Post Boil Size: 24.33 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 140 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday May 26th 2020
1.046
1.009
4.9%
17.7
4.4
5.4
29.70
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.50 kg Gladfield - German Pilsner Malt3.5 kg German Pilsner Malt $ 3.00 / kg
$ 10.50 		37.3 2.03 72.9%
0.50 kg Bestmalz - BEST Vienna0.5 kg BEST Vienna 37 3.8 10.4%
0.50 kg Joe White - Munich - Light 10L0.5 kg Munich - Light 10L $ 4.80 / kg
$ 2.40 		30 6.5 10.4%
0.30 kg Bestmalz - Carapils0.3 kg Carapils $ 5.50 / kg
$ 1.65 		34.5 2.06 6.3%
4.80 kg / $ 14.55
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Hallertau Tradition30 g Hallertau Tradition Hops $ 55.00 / kg
$ 1.65 		Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 12.97 50%
30 g Hallertau Tradition30 g Hallertau Tradition Hops $ 55.00 / kg
$ 1.65 		Pellet 3.5 Boil 10 min 4.7 50%
60 g / $ 3.30
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.13 g Citric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Oktoberfest/Märzen Lager Yeast WLP820
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 11.85 / ml
$ 11.85
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
11 - 14 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
12 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 440 B cells required
$ 11.85 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
58.3 1 4 73.3 39.9 3.2
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
9.54 L Saccharification Strike 72 °C 67 °C 60 min
21.5 L Sparge Batch Sparge 62 °C 80 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4.15 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4.2 L/kg 19.9
Mash volume with grains 23.1
Grain absorption losses -4.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 13.8 L) 13.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 28 L) 27.3
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 22 L) 24.3
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 24.3 L) 22
Total: 33  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Depending on mash efficiency, you can easily modify hop additions to turn this into a Festbier (high ~80% efficiency, 45g bittering) or Helles (low-ish ~70% efficiency, 30g bittering)

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  • Last Updated: 2020-11-09 20:56 UTC