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Highway to Helles

172 calories 18.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Jason Putnam
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 3rd 2025
1.052
1.014
5.2%
25.6
4.2
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
17 lb German - Pilsner17 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 88.3%
1.50 lb Munich - Light 10L1.5 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 7.8%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2.6%
0.25 lb German - Melanoidin0.25 lb Melanoidin 37 25 1.3%
19.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.25 oz Magnum1.25 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 11.2 Boil at 203 °F 60 min 25.63 100%
1.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Munich Lager 2308
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 56 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 187 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Golden April Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.22 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
7.5 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.3 gal (53.19 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.3 gal (5.19 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.22 28.9  
Mash volume with grains 8.76 35  
Grain absorption losses -2.41 -9.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.73 g | 34.9 qt) 8.69 34.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.3 g | 53.2 qt) 13.25 53  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 15.91 63.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Highway to Helles" Munich Helles beer recipe by Jason Putnam. All Grain, ABV 5.17%, IBU 25.63, SRM 4.18, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Munich - Light 10L, Carapils (Dextrine Malt), Melanoidin) Hops: (Magnum)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-05-05 13:31 UTC