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The Mike-Helles

158 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday February 13th 2019
1.048
1.011
4.8%
20.5
4.1
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb German - Pilsner8 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 86.5%
1 lb German - Vienna1 lb Vienna 37 4 10.8%
0.25 lb American - Victory0.25 lb Victory 34 28 2.7%
9.25 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Domestic Hallertau1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.8 Boil 60 min 15.03 50%
1 oz Domestic Hallertau1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.8 Boil 10 min 5.45 50%
2 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
14 g Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - Bayern Lager OYL-114
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
74%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
51 - 62 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 372 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3 gal Infusion -- 148 °F 40 min
Boiled mash Decoction -- 158 °F 20 min
Boiled 1st runnings to increase grain bed temp Decoction -- 168 °F 5 min
9 gal Fly Sparge -- 168 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 3.01 12  
Mash volume with grains 3.75 15  
Grain absorption losses -1.16 -4.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.23 g | 24.9 qt) 5.9 23.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.83 g | 31.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.91 35.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

03-06-19 - Making changes to to the recipe including, Increased Boil time to deal with DMS, and Lowering the OG to account for higher overall attenuation.

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  • Last Updated: 2019-04-15 18:08 UTC