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Helles Lager

146 calories 13.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24.4 liters
Post Boil Size: 22 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 146 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday July 26th 2021
1.048
1.010
5.1%
21.6
4.6
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 kg German - Pilsner4 kg Pilsner 38 1.6 87%
0.50 kg Simpsons - Munich Malt0.5 kg Munich Malt 36.8 8 10.9%
0.10 kg German - Melanoidin0.1 kg Melanoidin 37 25 2.2%
4.60 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
9 g Magnum9 g Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 16.92 15.3%
50 g Hallertau Mittelfruh50 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 5 min 4.69 84.7%
59 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 g Campden Tablet Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.08 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.82 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.06 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
0.23 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
0.72 g Gypsum Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
0.50 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Crossmyloof - Hell
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
79%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
12 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 88 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.87 bar       Temp: 8 °C       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
36.7 2 4 80.1 62.5 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
30 L Strike 63 °C 63 °C 60 min
mash out Temperature -- 75 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 6.956 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (7 L/kg), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (29.9 L). Reduce mash thickness to 6.49 L/kg or increase pre-boil volume to 26.5 L.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 7 L/kg 32
Mash volume with grains 35
Grain absorption losses -4.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27 L) 24.4
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 21 L) 22
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 22 L) 21
Total: 29.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Helles Lager" Munich Helles beer recipe by HarryFlatters. All Grain, ABV 5.1%, IBU 21.61, SRM 4.58, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Munich Malt, Melanoidin) Hops: (Magnum, Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Campden Tablet, Chalk, Lactic acid, Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Irish Moss, Wyeast - Beer Nutrient)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-03-16 09:50 UTC