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Helles

Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 13 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday June 19th 2025

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
23 lb	Weyermann - Pilsner23 lb Pilsner	36	1.5	92%
2 lb	Weyermann - Barke Vienna2 lb Barke Vienna	36	3.4	8%
25 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount

Fermentable

Cost

PPG

°L

Bill %

23 lb

Weyermann - Pilsner

1.5

92%

2 lb

Weyermann - Barke Vienna

3.4

25 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Hallertau Tradition (Germany)1 oz Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops	Pellet	6	Boil	60 min	9.43	44.4%
1 oz	Hallertau Tradition (Germany)1 oz Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops	Pellet	6	Boil	30 min	7.24	44.4%
0.25 oz	Magnum0.25 oz Magnum Hops	Leaf/Whole	12.3	Boil	90 min	4.7	11.1%
2.25 oz / $ 0.00

Amount

Variety

Cost

Type

Use

Time

IBU

Bill %

1 oz

Hallertau Tradition (Germany)

Pellet

Boil

60 min

9.43

44.4%

1 oz

Hallertau Tradition (Germany)

Pellet

Boil

30 min

7.24

44.4%

0.25 oz

Magnum

Leaf/Whole

12.3

Boil

90 min

4.7

11.1%

2.25 oz / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Hallertau Tradition (Germany) (Pellet)	16.67	88.8%
0.25 oz	Magnum (Leaf/Whole)	4.7	11.1%
2.25 oz / $ 0.00

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Water	Gallons	Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal \| 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.58 gal (58.34 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.58 gal (10.34 qt) sparge/top-off.
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb	9.38	37.5
Mash volume with grains	11.38	45.5
Grain absorption losses	-3.13	-12.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.58 g \| 34.3 qt)	9	36
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.58 g \| 58.3 qt)	15	60
Boil off losses	-1.5	-6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.08	-0.3
Post boil Volume	13	52
Going into fermentor	13	52
Total:	18.38	73.5
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Water

Gallons

Quarts

WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.58 gal (58.34 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.58 gal (10.34 qt) sparge/top-off.

Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb

9.38

37.5

Mash volume with grains

11.38

45.5

Grain absorption losses

-3.13

-12.5

Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.58 g | 34.3 qt)

Mash Lauter Tun losses

-0.25

-1

Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.58 g | 58.3 qt)

Boil off losses

-1.5

-6

Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)

-0.08

-0.3

Post boil Volume

Going into fermentor

Total:

18.38

73.5

Equipment Profile Used:

System Default