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Helles or High Water

172 calories 18.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Hof
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday November 27th 2019
1.052
1.014
4.9%
18.2
4.4
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.25 lb German - Pilsner10.25 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 88.6%
1.13 lb Munich Light1.125 lb Munich Light 37 6 9.7%
0.13 lb German - Melanoidin0.125 lb Melanoidin 37 25 1.1%
0.06 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.0625 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 0.5%
11.56 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.20 oz Magnum0.2 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 11.2 16.7%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 15 min 6.95 83.3%
1.20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3.30 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2.70 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - L17 Harvest
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
70%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 60 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 11.95 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
28 qt Initial strike water for no-sparge Strike 163 °F 150 °F 120 min
8 qt Temperature adjustments Temperature 195 °F 150 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 50 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.34 17.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.26 21  
Grain absorption losses -1.45 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.4 g | 17.6 qt) 4.86 19.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.05 g | 28.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.2 36.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Helles or High Water" Munich Helles beer recipe by Hof. All Grain, ABV 4.9%, IBU 18.15, SRM 4.39, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Munich Light, Melanoidin, Acidulated Malt) Hops: (Magnum, Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Lactic acid)
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