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Helles Yeah!

158 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Pocket HB Handbook
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday August 13th 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
14 lb German - Pilsner14 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 80%
0.50 lb Avangard - Light Munich0.5 lb Light Munich 37 8 2.9%
1.25 lb German - CaraFoam1.25 lb CaraFoam 37 1.8 7.1%
1.25 lb German - Vienna1.25 lb Vienna 37 4 7.1%
0.50 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.5 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.9%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 14.58 50%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 15 min 3.62 25%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 1 min 0.29 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
4.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
4.54 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Bohemian Lager 2124
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 58 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 744 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Water diluted 50% with RO (4gal)
Sparge Diluted 46% with 6gal RO (of 13gal total)
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.81 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
14 gal Fly Sparge 175 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 74 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.65 gal (50.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.65 gal (2.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.56 26.3  
Mash volume with grains 7.96 31.9  
Grain absorption losses -2.19 -8.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.53 g | 34.1 qt) 10.13 40.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.65 g | 50.6 qt) 14.25 57  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 16.69 66.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Helles Yeah!" Munich Helles beer recipe by Pocket HB Handbook. All Grain, ABV 4.84%, IBU 18.49, SRM 3.32, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Light Munich, CaraFoam, Vienna, Acidulated Malt) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh, Saaz) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Lactic acid)
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