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Helles IV

165 calories 17.5 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday February 12th 2022
1.050
1.013
4.9%
20.6
4.8
5.4
16.59
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb DE - Pilsen8.5 lb Pilsen 1.60 / lb
13.60
37 1.6 79.1%
1 lb Viking - Munich Light1 lb Munich Light 36 6 9.3%
0.25 lb German - Melanoidin0.25 lb Melanoidin 37 25 2.3%
1 lb Bestmalz - Vienna1 lb Vienna 1.35 / lb
1.35
37 4 9.3%
10.75 lbs / 14.95
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.20 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Hallertau (Mittelfruh)1.2 oz Hallertau (Mittelfruh) Hops 0.94 / oz
1.12
Pellet 3.8 Boil 60 min 17.06 70.6%
0.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Hallertau (Mittelfruh)0.5 oz Hallertau (Mittelfruh) Hops 0.94 / oz
0.47
Pellet 3.8 Boil 15 min 3.53 29.4%
1.70 oz / 1.59
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
1 each Campden Tablet 0.05 / each
0.05
Water Agt Mash --
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.04 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.05
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Lager X Yeast WLP835
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 54 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Strike 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
4.8 gal Batch Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 152 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.03 16.1  
Mash volume with grains 4.89 19.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.34 -5.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.63 g | 18.5 qt) 4.81 19.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.3 qt) 7.25 29  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.75 23  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.75 g | 23 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.84 35.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Helles IV" Munich Helles beer recipe by cduff29. All Grain, ABV 4.93%, IBU 20.59, SRM 4.76, Fermentables: (Pilsen, Munich Light, Melanoidin, Vienna) Hops: (Hallertau (Mittelfruh)) Other: (Whirlfloc, Campden Tablet, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-02-12 15:44 UTC