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Hofbrau Helles

199 calories 20.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: mike Vondran
Rating:
5.00 (3 Reviews)

Calories: 199 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday June 14th 2017
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
19 lb German - Pilsner19 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 82.6%
3 lb Munich - Light 10L3 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 13%
1 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4.3%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 13.89 50%
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 10 min 5.04 50%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each whirloc Fining Boil 10 min.
2 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Water Agt Boil 10 min.
3 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 tbsp Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - German Lager I OYL-106
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium-low
Optimum Temp:
45 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
53 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 837 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Tosa Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
34 12 9 16 30 114
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.5 gal Infusion 153 °F 153 °F 60 min
7 gal Fly Sparge 165 °F 160 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 7.48 29.9  
Mash volume with grains 9.32 37.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.88 -11.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.3 g | 29.2 qt) 8.65 34.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.65 g | 46.6 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 10 g | 40 qt) 11.5 46  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 11.5 g | 46 qt) 10 40  
Total: 16.13 64.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Hofbrau Helles" Munich Helles beer recipe by mike Vondran. All Grain, ABV 5.93%, IBU 18.92, SRM 5.23, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Munich - Light 10L, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (whirloc, Beer Nutrient, Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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