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Cookie Helles

163 calories 18.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Helles Bock
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 31 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 34.42 gallons
Post Boil Size: 31.63 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday November 21st 2025
1.049
1.015
4.5%
22.0
7.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
45 lb American - Pilsner45 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 75%
10 lb Munich - Light 10L10 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 16.7%
5 lb Viking - Cookie Malt5 lb Cookie Malt 37 25.4 8.3%
60 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz East Kent Goldings4 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5.8 Boil 60 min 13.5 50%
3 oz East Kent Goldings3 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5.8 Boil 30 min 7.78 37.5%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5.8 Boil 5 min 0.67 12.5%
8 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - California Lager 2112
Amount:
5 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
58 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 499 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
25 gal Strike 159 °F 153 °F 1 min
Infusion 153 °F 153 °F 10 min
Raise temperature over 25 min to reach mash off Sparge 153 °F 168 °F 25 min
18 gal Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 32.8 gal (131.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 20.8 gal (83.2 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 28.8 gal (115.2 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 7.2 gal (28.8 qt) and adding 16.8 gal (67.2 qt) sparge/top-off. 24 96  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 24 96  
Mash volume with grains 28.8 115.2  
Grain absorption losses -7.5 -30  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.55 g | 66.2 qt) 18.17 72.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 32.8 g | 131.2 qt) 34.42 137.7  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3 -1.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 31 g | 124 qt) 31.63 126.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 31.63 g | 126.5 qt) 31 124  
Total: 42.17 168.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Cookie Helles" Helles Bock beer recipe by Bright Brewer. All Grain, ABV 4.5%, IBU 21.95, SRM 7.21, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Munich - Light 10L, Cookie Malt) Hops: (East Kent Goldings)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-03-06 17:00 UTC