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Helles

148 calories 12.6 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 23.5 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 31 liters
Post Boil Size: 27 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Source: Marcus Ferguson
Calories: 148 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.6 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday March 26th 2016
1.049
1.008
5.4%
19.9
4.4
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 kg Gladfield - German Pilsner Malt4.5 kg German Pilsner Malt 36.3 2.03 87%
0.25 kg Gladfield - Gladiator Malt0.25 kg Gladiator Malt 37.3 3.6 4.8%
0.25 kg Gladfield - Vienna Malt0.25 kg Vienna Malt 37.4 3.45 4.8%
0.08 kg Gladfield - Sour Grapes Acid Malt0.075 kg Sour Grapes Acid Malt 12.4 2.03 1.4%
0.10 kg German - Melanoidin0.1 kg Melanoidin 37 25 1.9%
5.18 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
22 g Hallertau Mittelfruh22 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 5 Boil 75 min 13.25 59.5%
15 g Hallertau Mittelfruh15 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 5 Boil 30 min 6.64 40.5%
37 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Brew Bright Fining Boil 10 min.
5 g Yeast nutriant Other Boil 10 min.
1.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Lager X Yeast WLP835
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
82%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
10 - 12 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
10 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 428 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
40 20 4 75 52 29
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
17.5 L Sac Infusion -- 65 °C 60 min
mash out Infusion -- 78 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.7 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.7 L/kg 14
Mash volume with grains 17.4
Grain absorption losses -5.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 24.3 L) 23.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 32.2 L) 31
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 23.5 L) 27
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 27 L) 23.5
Total: 37.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Helles" Munich Helles beer recipe by Marcus Ferguson. All Grain, ABV 5.43%, IBU 19.9, SRM 4.38, Fermentables: (German Pilsner Malt, Gladiator Malt, Vienna Malt, Sour Grapes Acid Malt, Melanoidin) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Brew Bright, Yeast nutriant, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt)
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