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Munich-Style Helles

158 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (ending kettle)
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday January 21st 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
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0.50 lb German - Melanoidin0.5 lb German - Melanoidin 37 25 3%
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Hops
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0.50 oz Warrior0.5 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 15.8 Boil 60 min 16.18 50%
0.50 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker0.5 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 3.4 Boil 15 min 1.73 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tsp Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.13 tsp Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Munich Helles Yeast WLP860
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 52 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 166 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
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
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12.4 qt dough-in Strike 63 °F 133 °F 20 min
12.4 qt Mash-In Infusion 133 °F 150 °F 60 min
Mash-Out Decoction 147 °F 168 °F 15 min
33.5 qt sparge Fly Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 0.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 63 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.04 gal (48.15 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.04 gal (0.15 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 0.75 qt/lb 3.09 12.4  
Mash volume with grains 4.41 17.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.06 -8.3  
Remaining sparge water volume 13.22 52.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.04 g | 48.2 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 12.46 g | 49.9 qt) 10.5 42  
Estimated amount in fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 16.31 65.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

ProMash calls for 9.5 qts of thin decoction to go from 133 - 150 F. Disregard the 0 for decoction amount as this adds excess water in the profile.

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