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Hellfire Helles 5bbl

181 calories 18.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 155 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 170.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 12.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 13.5 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 181 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday November 30th 2025
13.5 °P
3.5 °P
5.4%
21.6
4.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
275 lb Rahr - North Star Pils275 lb North Star Pils 36.3 1.7 87.6%
20 lb Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)20 lb Munich Type II (Dark) 37 10 6.4%
12 lb Weyermann - Acidulated12 lb Acidulated 27 3.4 3.8%
7 lb Weyermann - Aromatic Malt7 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 2.2%
314 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 oz Columbus10 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 18.45 33.3%
20 oz Saaz20 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 10 min 3.12 66.7%
30 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
100 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
75 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
20 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 157.63 gal (630.5 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 145.63 gal (582.5 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 142.87 gal (571.48 qt) 117.75 471  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 117.75 471  
Mash volume with grains 142.87 571.5  
Grain absorption losses -39.25 -157  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 79.38 g | 317.5 qt) 92.25 369  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 157.63 g | 630.5 qt) 170.5 682  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.13 -4.5  
Post boil Volume 155 620  
Going into fermentor 155 620  
Total: 210 840
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Hellfire Helles 5bbl" Munich Helles beer recipe by SNJustin. All Grain, ABV 5.38%, IBU 21.57, SRM 4.79, Fermentables: (North Star Pils, Munich Type II (Dark), Acidulated, Aromatic Malt) Hops: (Columbus, Saaz) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Salt)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-12-15 21:14 UTC