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First Helles

148 calories 15.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 148 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday April 6th 2020
1.045
1.011
4.5%
18.1
5.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.30 lb Briess - LME Munich3.3 lb LME Munich 34.5 8 52.4%
3 lb Briess - DME Pilsen Light3 lb DME Pilsen Light 45 2 47.6%
6.30 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz german traditional hops1 oz german traditional hops Hops Pellet 5.1 Boil 45 min 18.02 50%
1 oz german traditional hops1 oz german traditional hops Hops Pellet 5.1 Aroma 2 min 0.08 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Bavarian Lager 2206
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
46 - 58 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
48 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 350 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 10.93 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
2986
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.94 g | 27.8 qt) 6.99 28  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.51 2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.45 g | 29.8 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6.3 25.2  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.3 g | 25.2 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 6.99 28
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I wanted to try my hand at Lager brewing. Usually, I do all grain brews--but for this one I simplified to make it all about the yeast and working with the yeast to produce a good beer. With that in mind, I set up a simple extract recipe with DME/LME and traditional Bavarian hops. I find that it is nice to do an extract brew when I need to get something into kegs to meet increased consumption.

Since this was my first go with Lager yeast. I stepped it up with a Starter to get the pitch rate I wanted. I ran the starter for 24 hours at 70dF, then I cooled it down to fermentation temp. I boiled the extract recipe for 75 minutes used a counter flow chiller, oxygenated the wort and put it into my cooler with a 48dF temperature target. After about 6 hours cooling, decanted the starter and added the yeast to the wort. I had a pretty good fermentation going in about 24 hours.

I held the temperature at 48dF for 14 days, then gradually raised the temperature to 64dF. Held it there for two days then gradually decreased temperature back down to 48dF and then down to 40dF.

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