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183 calories 16.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: German Helles Exportbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.1 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.99 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.35 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Maphead Brewing
Calories: 183 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday January 28th 2025
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Fermentables
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.1 Boil 60 min 24.65 51.8%
0.93 oz Tettnanger0.93 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.8 Boil 15 min 6.97 24.1%
0.93 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.93 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.1 Boil 0 min 24.1%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.93 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.46 each Whirlfloc tablet Water Agt Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® VOSS KVEIK ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
77 - 104 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
52 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 400 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Dortmund (historic)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
250 20 10 100 300 340
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Mashout Temperature 170 °F 170 °F 10 min
7.31 gal Strike 158 °F 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 9.04 g | 36.2 qt) 8.54 34.2  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.87 g | 39.5 qt) 9.37 37.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.3 -5.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.49 g | 30 qt) 6.99 28  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.14 -0.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.1 g | 20.4 qt) 5.35 21.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.35 g | 21.4 qt) 5.1 20.4  
Total: 8.54 34.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brew Day 5/7/2021

Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047
Added last hop addition at 197f of whirlpool. #Forgot
SG 1.055

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