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Winning Streak Helles

234 calories 19.5 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Nick Paolilli
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 234 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 19.5 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Sunday October 5th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Weyermann - Pilsner9 lb Pilsner $ 1.18 / lb
$ 10.62 		36 1.5 88.9%
1 lb Munich - Light 10L1 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 9.9%
2 oz German - Melanoidin2 oz Melanoidin 37 25 1.2%
10.12 lbs / $ 10.62
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 16.33 66.7%
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Aroma 15 min 4.05 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.80 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.20 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.69 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
3.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 84 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 11.95 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Munich (decarbonated)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
40 20 4 75 52 29
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8.11 gal Strike 157 °F 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.07 g | 32.3 qt) 9.02 36.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.88 g | 35.5 qt) 9.83 39.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.27 -5.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.56 g | 26.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Volume into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 9.02 36.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Winning Streak Helles" Munich Helles beer recipe by Nick Paolilli. BIAB, ABV 5.6%, IBU 20.38, SRM 4.7, Fermentables: ( Pilsner, Munich - Light 10L, Melanoidin) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Baking Soda, Lactic acid, Whirlfloc, Epsom Salt)
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