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Straight to Helles

161 calories 16.6 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82.5% (brew house)
Source: Kevin Kostiuk
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday June 22nd 2018
1.049
1.012
4.8%
19.0
3.9
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Belgian - Pilsner8 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 82.1%
0.75 lb American - Munich - Light 10L0.75 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 7.7%
4 oz German - Acidulated Malt4 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.6%
0.75 lb German - Vienna0.75 lb Vienna 37 4 7.7%
9.75 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hersbrucker1 oz Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 2 Boil 60 min 7.07 40%
1 oz Hersbrucker1 oz Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 2 Boil 15 min 3.51 40%
0.50 oz Liberty0.5 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4.75 Boil 60 min 8.39 20%
2.50 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Southern German Lager Yeast WLP838
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 414 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Munich (decarbonated)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
40 20 4 75 52 29
Want mash pH of 5.3 for Helles. Hit 5.24 on brew day.

I pre-boiled my water and added about 2/5 of a teaspoon calcium chloride between mash water and sparge water
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Hochkurz mash Infusion -- 144 °F 35 min
Hochkurz mash Infusion -- 160 °F 40 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.66 14.6  
Mash volume with grains 4.44 17.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.22 -4.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.16 g | 24.6 qt) 5.56 22.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.34 g | 33.4 qt) 7.75 31  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 9.22 36.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Going to try my best to recreate the Augustiner I was drinking on the summit in Garmisch (Mt. Wank).

https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/how-to-brew/give-em-helles-look-homerewing-german-helles-lager/

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  • Last Updated: 2018-11-19 15:31 UTC