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Helles Lager(what the helles)

170 calories 17.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 12.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday December 27th 2023
12.7 °P
3.2 °P
5.2%
21.9
5.6
5.3
111.62
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
126 lb Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT126 lb CMC 2-ROW MALT $ 0.73 / lb
$ 91.98 		36 1.75 92.6%
4 lb Great Western - Light Munich Malt4 lb Light Munich Malt $ 0.86 / lb
$ 3.44 		37.3 6 2.9%
4 lb Great Western - DextraPils4 lb DextraPils $ 0.83 / lb
$ 3.32 		34.5 1.5 2.9%
2 lb Bestmalz - BEST Special X2 lb BEST Special X $ 1.02 / lb
$ 2.04 		34.5 132.5 1.5%
136 lbs / $ 100.78
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)3 oz Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 0.97 / oz
$ 2.91 		Lupulin Pellet 19.5 Boil 60 min 14.77 16.7%
5 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Willamette5 oz Willamette Hops $ 0.61 / oz
$ 3.05 		Pellet 5 Boil 15 min 3.13 27.8%
8 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Willamette8 oz Willamette Hops $ 0.61 / oz
$ 4.88 		Pellet 5 Boil 5 min 2.01 44.4%
2 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)2 oz Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 19.5 Boil 5 min 1.96 11.1%
18 oz / $ 10.84
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
20 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
80 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Munich Helles Yeast WLP860
Amount:
1.07 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
74%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 52 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1283 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90.9 30 61 96.8 97.7 1.5
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
60.5 gal Strike 159 °F 151 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 78.18 gal (312.7 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 66.18 gal (264.7 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 78.88 gal (315.52 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 1.12 gal (4.48 qt) and adding 66.88 gal (267.52 qt) sparge/top-off. 68 272  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 68 272  
Mash volume with grains 78.88 315.5  
Grain absorption losses -17 -68  
Remaining sparge water volume 29.25 117  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 78.18 g | 312.7 qt) 80 320  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.68 -2.7  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 77.83 g | 311.3 qt) 76 304  
Estimated amount in fermentor 76 304  
Total: 97.25 389
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

3 scoops of rice hulls per tube

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