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Helles Vader Lager

152 calories 14.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 57% (brew house)
Source: Albrecht/Mark
Calories: 152 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday December 9th 2017
1.050
1.010
5.3%
37.4
4.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 kg New Zealand - Pilsner Malt5 kg Pilsner Malt 37.3 1.93 83.3%
1 kg German - Caramel Pils1 kg Caramel Pils 35 2.4 16.7%
6 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
23 g Hallertauer Traition23 g Hallertauer Traition Hops Pellet 8 Boil 85 min 26.73 29.5%
50 g Tettnanger50 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Whirlpool 0 min 10.72 64.1%
5 g Citra5 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 0 min 6.4%
78 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g irish moss Fining Boil 7 min.
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Bohemian Lager Yeast M84
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
78%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 15 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
15 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 455 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 L Infusion -- 50 °C 10 min
20 L Infusion -- 65 °C 25 min
20 L Infusion -- 72 °C 40 min
10 L Sparge -- 76 °C 5 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 36.8 L) 35.9
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 40.8 L) 39.9
Grain absorption losses -6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29.9 L) 29
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume 21.3
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.3
Volume into fermentor 21
Total: 35.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

surpisingly high volume of trub resulted in less wort into the fermenter after wirlpooling (20 liters).
setting ferment temp at 12C (+/- 0.5C) 10/12/2017

Diacetyl Rest 15C 2 days 19/12/17 start.
Cooling 0C
Lager 4.5C for 6 weeks
bottle 14/01/17
adding bottled 750ml with carbonation drops.
27 x 750ml

Trial bottle 21 Jan 2018
Great carbonation - quickly goes flat, needs to lager. nice straw to golden colour
clarity good - despites: youth, no isinglass, not racking off to a secondary
A little yeasty on the nose
Taste very clean. slight bitter initial taste, little aftertaste. will wait a few weeks

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