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Helles 2

162 calories 16 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 54 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 63.3 liters
Post Boil Size: 59 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 13.100 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 162 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday May 19th 2025
1.053
1.012
5.4%
19.6
4.9
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 kg Gladfield - Pilsner Malt9 kg Pilsner Malt 37.7 1.93 66.7%
2 kg Weyermann - Munich Type I2 kg Munich Type I 38 6 14.8%
1 kg Gladfield - Gladiator Malt1 kg Gladiator Malt 37.3 3.6 7.4%
0.50 kg Rice Hulls0.5 kg Rice Hulls 0 0 3.7%
1 kg German - Vienna1 kg Vienna 37 4 7.4%
13.50 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Magnum15 g Magnum Hops Pellet 13.4 Boil 60 min 9.2 5.7%
50 g Hallertau Mittelfruh50 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3 Boil 20 min 4.46 18.9%
150 g Hallertau Mittelfruh150 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3 Whirlpool at 80 °C 20 min 2.58 56.6%
50 g Hallertau Mittelfruh50 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3 Boil 10 min 0 18.9%
265 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7.74 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6.45 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.40 g bioglucanase Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6.45 g Gypsum Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
5.64 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Boil 0 min.
12 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
5 g whirlfoc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
10 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
12 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 248 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Reverse Osmosis
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
42.9 L Infusion -- 64 °C 45 min
37.6 L Sparge -- 77 °C 20 min
Infusion -- 67 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.2 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 61.03 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 15.63 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 52.11 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 36.49 L and adding 6.71 L sparge/top-off. 43.2
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.2 L/kg 43.2
Mash volume with grains 52.1
Grain absorption losses -13.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 32.2 L) 34.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 61 L) 63.3
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 54.8 L) 59
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.8
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 58.3 L) 54
Total: 77.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Helles 2" Munich Helles beer recipe by bainluke@yahoo.com. All Grain, ABV 5.36%, IBU 19.57, SRM 4.93, Fermentables: (Pilsner Malt, Munich Type I, Gladiator Malt, Rice Hulls, Vienna) Hops: (Magnum, Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), bioglucanase, Yeast Nutrient, whirlfoc, Lactic acid)
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