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Helles

159 calories 17.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 40 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 41.78 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Calories: 159 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday January 17th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
50 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row50 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 76.9%
15 lb Briess - Goldpils Vienna Malt15 lb Goldpils Vienna Malt 36.8 3.5 23.1%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 oz CTZ2.5 oz CTZ Hops Pellet 15.5 Boil 30 min 14.67 33.3%
5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 10 min 3.35 66.7%
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Yeast
Wyeast - Munich Lager 2308
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 56 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 631 B cells required
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Priming
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
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
22.75 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 80 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 41.78 gal (167.13 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 29.78 gal (119.13 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 27.95 gal (111.8 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 6.8 gal (27.2 qt) and adding 15.95 gal (63.8 qt) sparge/top-off. 22.75 91  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 22.75 91  
Mash volume with grains 27.95 111.8  
Grain absorption losses -8.13 -32.5  
Remaining sparge water volume 27.41 109.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 41.78 167.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.28 -1.1  
Post boil volume 40 160  
Estimated amount in fermentor 40 160  
Total: 50.16 200.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Helles" Munich Helles beer recipe by Alex Reyes. All Grain, ABV 4.62%, IBU 18.02, SRM 3.57, Fermentables: (Brewers Malt 2-Row, Goldpils Vienna Malt) Hops: (CTZ, Hallertau Mittelfruh)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-01-17 14:21 UTC