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Helles

138 calories 14 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.61 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 138 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 28th 2025
1.042
1.010
4.2%
35.5
3.5
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16 lb Weyermann - Pilsner16 lb Pilsner 36 1.5 86.5%
2 lb American - Vienna2 lb Vienna 35 4 10.8%
0.50 lb German - CaraHell0.5 lb CaraHell 34 11 2.7%
18.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 29.18 33.3%
2 oz Tettnanger2 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 6.35 66.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - Bayern Lager OYL-114
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
51 - 62 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 218 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.29 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2.6 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Munich Helles
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
64 3 26 72 123 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.94 gal Temperature 152 °F 148 °F 30 min
Temperature -- 158 °F 30 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: 12.61 gal (50.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.61 gal (2.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.94 27.8  
Mash volume with grains 8.42 33.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.31 -9.3  
Remaining sparge water volume 8.24 32.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 12.61 50.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 15.17 60.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Helles" Munich Helles beer recipe by Nick Perkins. All Grain, ABV 4.23%, IBU 35.53, SRM 3.46, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Vienna, CaraHell) Hops: (Magnum, Tettnanger) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt)
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