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Ben's hoffa

185 calories 18.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 32 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 35.59 gallons
Post Boil Size: 34.19 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 185 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday December 18th 2024
1.056
1.013
5.6%
15.4
5.3
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
57 lb German - Bohemian Pilsner57 lb Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.9 82.6%
9 lb Munich - Light 10L9 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 13%
3 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)3 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4.3%
69 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh10 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.25 Boil 90 min 13.53 50%
4 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh4 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.25 Boil 10 min 1.83 20%
6 oz Tettnanger6 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 2.4 Dry Hop 0 days 30%
20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
15 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
22.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7.50 g Magnesium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
9 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
2.30 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
3 g Magnesium Chloride Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Bohemian Lager 2124
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 58 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
56 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 585 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 11.17 psi       Temp: 34 °F       CO2 Level: 2.7 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
30 gal Strike 168 °F 152 °F 60 min
12 gal Vorlauf 168 °F 152 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 34.78 gal (139.1 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 22.78 gal (91.1 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 40.02 gal (160.08 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 6.48 gal (25.92 qt) and adding 28.02 gal (112.08 qt) sparge/top-off. 34.5 138  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 34.5 138  
Mash volume with grains 40.02 160.1  
Grain absorption losses -8.63 -34.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.15 g | 36.6 qt) 9.97 39.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 34.78 g | 139.1 qt) 35.59 142.4  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.53 -2.1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 32 g | 128 qt) 34.19 136.8  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 34.19 g | 136.8 qt) 32 128  
Total: 44.47 177.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Ben's hoffa" Munich Helles beer recipe by Brewer #435896. All Grain, ABV 5.61%, IBU 15.37, SRM 5.31, Fermentables: (Bohemian Pilsner, Munich - Light 10L, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh, Tettnanger) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Magnesium Chloride, Lactic acid)
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