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DBF - Munich Helles

210 calories 17.3 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 51 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 60.75 liters
Post Boil Size: 55.51 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 69% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 210 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Monday May 27th 2024
1.046
1.007
5.1%
17.7
4.0
5.4
26.04
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.80 kg Viking - Pilsner Malt9.8 kg Pilsner Malt 1.47 € / kg
14.41 € 		37 1.9 88.3%
0.55 kg Weyermann - Carapils0.55 kg Carapils 3.79 € / kg
2.08 € 		34.5 2.1 5%
0.55 kg Weyermann - Carahell0.55 kg Carahell 2.76 € / kg
1.52 € 		34 10 5%
0.20 kg Bestmalz - BEST Chit Malt0.2 kg BEST Chit Malt 1.33 € / kg
0.27 € 		23 1.4 1.8%
11.10 kg / 18.27 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
18 g Hallertau Taurus18 g Hallertau Taurus Hops 0.06 € / g
1.13 € 		Pellet 15.4 Boil 60 min 14.7 37.5%
15 g Spalter Select (Germany)15 g Spalter Select (Germany) Hops 0.05 € / g
0.73 € 		Pellet 6.3 Boil 15 min 2.49 31.3%
15 g Tettnanger15 g Tettnanger Hops 0.06 € / g
0.87 € 		Pellet 3.4 Boil 5 min 0.54 31.3%
48 g / 2.73 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.30 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.90 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
9.40 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.20 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc 0.23 € / each
0.23 € 		Fining Boil 10 min.
0.23 €
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
4.80 € / each
4.80 €
Attenuation (custom):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
9 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 875 B cells required
4.80 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.59 bar       Temp: 1.5 °C       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
55 5 10 55 45 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
41 L Strike 54 °C 50 °C 10 min
Temperature 57 °C 57 °C 10 min
Temperature 64 °C 64 °C 30 min
Temperature 72 °C 72 °C 15 min
33 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.7 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 56.94 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 11.54 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 48.4 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 38.07 L and adding 3 L sparge/top-off. 41.1
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 41.1
Mash volume with grains 48.4
Grain absorption losses -11.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 27.9 L) 31.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 56.9 L) 60.8
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 51 L) 55.5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 55.5 L) 51
Total: 72.8  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"DBF - Munich Helles" Munich Helles beer recipe by White OWL Brewing. All Grain, ABV 5.05%, IBU 17.73, SRM 3.98, Fermentables: ( Pilsner Malt, Carapils, Carahell, BEST Chit Malt) Hops: (Hallertau Taurus, Spalter Select (Germany), Tettnanger) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, Phosphoric acid, Whirlfloc)
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