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Helles

184 calories 17.6 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: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Zainasheff/BCS
Calories: 184 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday November 25th 2017
1.056
1.012
5.8%
18.5
4.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.90 lb German - Bohemian Pilsner9.9 lb Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.9 90%
1.10 lb Canadian - Munich Light1.1 lb Munich Light 34 10 10%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.65 oz Hallertau Tradition0.65 oz Hallertau Tradition Hops Pellet 6.4 Boil 60 min 15.53 72.2%
0.25 oz Hallertau Tradition0.25 oz Hallertau Tradition Hops Pellet 6.4 Boil 15 min 2.96 27.8%
0.90 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Lager Yeast WLP830
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
54 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 431 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
City of Ottawa, ON, Canada. Britannia Plant. 2014
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
8 2 17 5 27 40
camden tablet in boil
whirlfloc @10min
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 gal Temperature -- 148 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 4.4 17.6  
Mash volume with grains 5.28 21.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.01 g | 20 qt) 4.73 18.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.78 g | 31.1 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.13 36.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

no mash out. 90 minute mash. started mash at 152, ended at 147 - not sure why so much heat loss. sort of a semi-fly-sparge - set up grain bed, then just dump warm water (165f) in by hand as it drained, with aluminum foil screen on top to prevent disturbing grain bed.


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