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Helles

227 calories 23.3 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 35 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 43.31 liters
Post Boil Size: 37 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Calories: 227 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 23.3 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Saturday February 23rd 2019
1.049
1.012
4.8%
21.7
3.3
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.50 kg Castle Malting - Pilsner6.5 kg Pilsner 38 1.6 90.7%
350 g Weyermann - Munich Type I350 g Munich Type I 38 6 4.9%
320 g Weyermann - Acidulated320 g Acidulated 27 3.4 4.5%
7,170 g / P 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
12 g Magnum12 g Magnum Hops Pellet 16.6 Boil 60 min 15.57 19.4%
50 g Tettnanger50 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 10 min 6.09 80.6%
62 g / P 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3.65 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.19 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
2.55 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.73 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
2.19 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.73 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
0.29 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - German Bock OYL-111
Amount:
1.18 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
9 - 13 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 149 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 1.41 bar       Temp: 13 °C       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Munich (decarbonated)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
40 20 4 75 52 29
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
31.82 L Start at 64 then raise to 70 after 30 minutes Strike 64 °C 64 °C 60 min
18.5 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4 L/kg 28.7
Mash volume with grains 33.4
Grain absorption losses -7.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 20.4 L) 22.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 41 L) 43.3
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 35 L) 37
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 37 L) 35
Total: 51.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Helles" Munich Helles beer recipe by NathanUK. All Grain, ABV 4.81%, IBU 21.66, SRM 3.34, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Munich Type I, Acidulated) Hops: (Magnum, Tettnanger) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt)
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