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Helles Lager

164 calories 15.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.55 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Tim Hamersly
Calories: 164 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday August 29th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt8 lb Barke Pilsner Malt 37.03 1.75 84.7%
1 lb Viking - Munich Light1 lb Munich Light 36 6 10.6%
3.20 oz German - Acidulated Malt3.2 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.1%
0.25 lb German - Melanoidin0.25 lb Melanoidin 37 25 2.6%
9.45 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.40 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Warrior0.4 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 15.4 Boil at 212 °F 60 min 24.04 28.6%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.3 Boil 10 min 3.26 71.4%
1.40 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Oxblox3D Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g CellarScience - FermFed Other Boil 10 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
4 ml CellarScience - Silafine Fining Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
CellarScience - German
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
85%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 62 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 246 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Whole Foods RO
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
67 6 26 103 99 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
23 qt Strike 159 °F 148 °F 30 min
Temperature 158 °F 158 °F 45 min
9.1 qt Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.3 qt/lb 5.43 21.7  
Mash volume with grains 6.19 24.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.18 -4.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.8 g | 11.2 qt) 2.55 10.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.8 g | 27.2 qt) 6.55 26.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.25 g | 21 qt) 5.5 22  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.25 21  
Total: 7.98 31.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Clean kveik strain at 85 F for 5 days at 2-5 psi.
Or lager yeast at 70F under 1 psi until high krausen (5-7 days), then 15 psi for remaining 3 days.

Transfer to secondary with finings and cold crash and lager around 33 - 36 F for at least 1 week.

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