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178 calories 15.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 310 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 372 gallons
Post Boil Size: 341 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 12.4 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 13.4 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 178 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday October 20th 2023
13.4 °P
2.3 °P
6.0%
19.1
3.6
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
550 lb Rahr - Premium Pilsner550 lb Premium Pilsner 36.8 1.75 88.9%
55 lb Weyermann - Carafoam55 lb Carafoam 34.5 2.2 8.9%
13.75 lb Weyermann - Acidulated13.75 lb Acidulated 27 3.4 2.2%
618.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 lb Barth-Haas - Mt. Hood2 lb Mt. Hood Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 75 min 11.28 33.3%
4 lb Barth-Haas - Mt. Hood4 lb Mt. Hood Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 10 min 7.83 66.7%
6 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23
Amount:
1,000 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 5521 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Newport News Waterworks
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
227.63 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
251 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 315.85 gal (1263.4 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 303.85 gal (1215.4 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 250.59 gal (1002.38 qt) 201.09 804.4  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 201.09 804.4  
Mash volume with grains 250.59 1002.4  
Grain absorption losses -77.34 -309.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 192.35 g | 769.4 qt) 248.5 994  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 315.85 g | 1263.4 qt) 372 1488  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -3.6 -14.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 310 g | 1240 qt) 341 1364  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 341 g | 1364 qt) 310 1240  
Total: 449.59 1798.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"brain storm" Munich Helles beer recipe by barleywine86. All Grain, ABV 5.95%, IBU 19.11, SRM 3.62, Fermentables: (Premium Pilsner, Carafoam, Acidulated) Hops: (Mt. Hood)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-11-01 14:42 UTC