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Brother Ben's Helles

152 calories 14.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 22 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Ben Middleton
Calories: 152 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday October 25th 2018
1.050
1.010
5.2%
24.1
4.4
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.20 kg Pilsner (Weyermann)4.2 kg Pilsner (Weyermann) 37.6 2 90.3%
300 g Vienna Malt (Weyermann)300 g Vienna Malt (Weyermann) 37.6 3.1 6.5%
150 g Melanoidin (Weyermann)150 g Melanoidin (Weyermann) 36.6 22.7 3.2%
4,650 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
14 g Challenger14 g Challenger Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 12.14 21.9%
30 g Hallertauer Mittelfruh30 g Hallertauer Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.6 Boil 60 min 9.66 46.9%
20 g Hallertauer Mittelfruh20 g Hallertauer Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.6 Boil 10 min 2.34 31.3%
64 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Southern German Lager Yeast WLP838
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
77%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 13 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
11 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 409 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
17 L Infusion -- 65 °C 60 min
Mash Out Infusion -- 75 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 14
Mash volume with grains 17
Grain absorption losses -4.7
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 22.5 L) 17.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 30.9 L) 26
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 22
Going into fermentor 22
Total: 31.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Brother Ben's Helles" Munich Helles beer recipe by Ben Middleton. All Grain, ABV 5.18%, IBU 24.14, SRM 4.4, Fermentables: (Pilsner (Weyermann), Vienna Malt (Weyermann), Melanoidin (Weyermann)) Hops: (Challenger, Hallertauer Mittelfruh) Other: (Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2018-10-25 07:17 UTC