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Dave & Gregg's Helles Bock

229 calories 24.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Helles Bock
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.89 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.069 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 85%
Calories: 229 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday October 12th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Root Shoot Malting - Light Munich10 lb Light Munich 36 3.5 69%
4.50 lb Root Shoot Malting - Munich 104.5 lb Munich 10 36 10 31%
14.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Artisan - Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4 First Wort 0 min 12.48 40%
0.50 oz Herkules0.5 oz Herkules Hops Pellet 16.6 Boil 60 min 23.53 20%
1 oz Artisan - Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4 Boil 5 min 2.26 40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
0.50 tsp Five Star Chemicals - Super Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
1 oz Campden Tablets Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
1 ml ALDC Water Agt Primary 0 min.
 
Yeast
BSI - Andechs Lager
Amount:
1 Liters
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 54 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 118 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 9.42 psi       Temp: 35 °F       CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
0.7g Calcium Cloride
0.4g Canning Salt
0.1g Epsom Salt
0.1g Gypsum
4ml Lactic Acid 88%
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.6 gal Beta Temperature 130 °F 145 °F 30 min
Alpha Temperature 145 °F 158 °F 30 min
Mash out Temperature 158 °F 170 °F 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.96 g | 35.8 qt) 8.95 35.8  
Mash volume with grains 10.11 40.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.81 -7.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 6.89 27.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.3 g | 21.2 qt) 5.8 23.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.8 g | 23.2 qt) 5.3 21.2  
Total: 8.95 35.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Primary 50F for 14 days

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