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Belle Helles

143 calories 12 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.52 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: Jarrett Hamm
Calories: 143 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 13th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Dingemans - Belgian Pilsner Malt10 lb Belgian Pilsner Malt $ 2.25 / lb
$ 22.50 		37 1.6 100%
10 lbs / $ 22.50
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Magnum0.25 oz Magnum Hops $ 1.95 / oz
$ 0.49 		Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 16.45 12.5%
1 oz Artisan - Saaz (Czech)1 oz Saaz (Czech) Hops $ 1.27 / oz
$ 1.27 		Pellet 2.2 Boil 1 min 0.42 50%
0.75 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.75 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 1 min 0.53 37.5%
2 oz / $ 1.76
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1.25 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 311 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 3.13 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.375 gal Strike 158 °F 145 °F 60 min
1.645 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.38 17.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.18 20.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.7 g | 14.8 qt) 3.65 14.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 6.52 26.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.02 32.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Belle Helles" Munich Helles beer recipe by Jarrett Hamm. All Grain, ABV 4.89%, IBU 17.4, SRM 3.31, Fermentables: ( Belgian Pilsner Malt) Hops: (Magnum, Saaz (Czech), Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Campden Tablets)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-07-22 18:01 UTC