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Maibock/Helles Bock

233 calories 24.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Helles Bock
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.65 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.070 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Garfield Brewery
Calories: 233 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday February 29th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.40 lb Viking - Pilsner Malt5.4 lb Pilsner Malt 37 1.9 40%
5.40 lb Weyermann - Vienna Malt5.4 lb Vienna Malt 37 3.5 40%
2.70 lb Viking - Munich Light2.7 lb Munich Light 36 6 20%
13.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.60 oz Magnum0.6 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 10.9 Boil 60 min 27.23 37.5%
1 oz Tettnang1 oz Tettnang Hops Pellet 2.8 Boil 10 min 2.53 62.5%
1.60 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4.20 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
17.08 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc / 164 Each whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient / 0.876667 Ounces nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
1 ml DSM - Brewers Clarex / 0.999 Kilograms Brewers Clarex Other Primary 0 min.
 
Yeast
CellarScience - German
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 62 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 120 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
38 0 0 68 0 0
mash pH 5.5
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.29 gal Temperature 163 °F 154 °F 75 min
Temperature -- 168 °F 10 min
2.62 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.57 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.57 qt/lb 5.3 21.2  
Mash volume with grains 6.38 25.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.69 -6.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.25 g | 17 qt) 3.29 13.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.61 g | 30.4 qt) 6.65 26.6  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.3 g | 21.2 qt) 5.6 22.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.6 g | 22.4 qt) 5.3 21.2  
Total: 8.59 34.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Step mash alternative:
131 for 10 min
144 for 35 min
158 for 25 min
168 for 10 min

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