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BOC Helles Rauchbier

145 calories 10.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 145 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 10.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 2nd 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Rahr - Premium Pilsner6 lb Premium Pilsner 36.8 1.75 64.9%
1 lb Weyermann - Beech Smoked Barley1 lb Beech Smoked Barley 35 2.7 10.8%
0.75 lb Briess - Cherry Wood Smoked Malt0.75 lb Cherry Wood Smoked Malt 37 5 8.1%
1 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I1 lb Munich Type I 38 6 10.8%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Carapils0.5 lb Carapils 34.5 2.1 5.4%
9.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.40 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1.4 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.2 Boil 60 min 17.32 58.3%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.7 Boil 10 min 5.19 41.7%
2.40 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.70 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.13 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.01 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
2 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
2 tsp Wyeast Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
AEB - Fermolager W
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
87%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48.2 - 59 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 350 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.46875 gal Strike 160 °F 148 °F 60 min
5.4375 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.47 13.9  
Mash volume with grains 4.21 16.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.16 -4.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.03 g | 20.1 qt) 5.44 21.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.4 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.91 35.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Yeast is AEB Fermolager Munich Heritage.

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