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167 calories 15.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.82 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (brew house)
Calories: 167 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 23rd 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 lb Weyermann - Pilsner7.5 lb Pilsner 36 1.5 76.9%
2 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I2 lb Munich Type I 38 6 20.5%
0.25 lb Weyermann - Melanoidin0.25 lb Melanoidin 34.5 27 2.6%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz BSG - Perle0.75 oz Perle Hops Pellet 6.2 Boil 60 min 18.25 42.9%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4 Boil 10 min 5.69 57.1%
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Yeast
White Labs - Munich Helles Yeast WLP860
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 52 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 92 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-
50 7 5 60 75 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.9 gal 1st step Strike -- 144 °F 45 min
2nd step Temperature 158 °F -- 30 min
mash out Temperature 170 °F -- 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.27 17.1  
Mash volume with grains 5.05 20.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.22 -4.9  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.02 20.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 7.82 31.3  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.29 37.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"what the helles" Munich Helles beer recipe by Brewer #466217. All Grain, ABV 5.35%, IBU 23.94, SRM 4.78, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Munich Type I, Melanoidin) Hops: (Perle, Hallertau Mittelfruh)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-05-28 23:49 UTC