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Helles Bock

229 calories 24.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Helles Bock
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.069 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Brewer's Friend Blog
Calories: 229 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday April 3rd 2021
1.069
1.018
6.8%
33.0
7.9
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb German - Pilsner8 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 50%
5 lb German - Vienna5 lb Vienna 37 4 31.3%
3 lb Munich - Light 10L3 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 18.8%
16 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.7 Boil 60 min 18.82 42.9%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.7 Boil 30 min 9.64 28.6%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.7 Boil 10 min 4.55 28.6%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
1 each White Labs - Clarity Ferm WLN4000 Other Primary --
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Bock Lager Yeast WLP833
Amount:
6 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 123 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Target mash pH of 5.3 , for Chicago water that requires 11.3 ml of lactic acid
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6 gal Strike 164 °F 142 °F 15 min
Pull off portion of mash, bring to boil and add back Decoction 142 °F 152 °F 20 min
Decoction 152 °F 158 °F 20 min
Batch Sparge to reach boil volume Sparge 158 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6 24  
Mash volume with grains 7.28 29.1  
Grain absorption losses -2 -8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.38 g | 13.5 qt) 4.25 17  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.13 g | 28.5 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 10.25 41
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Helles Bock" Helles Bock beer recipe by Brewer's Friend Blog. All Grain, ABV 6.78%, IBU 33, SRM 7.93, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Vienna, Munich - Light 10L) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Whirlfloc, Clarity Ferm WLN4000)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-04-03 18:41 UTC