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Village Lane Series #3 - Helles Bock

Method: All Grain
Style: Helles Bock
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.067 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Source: Buckeye780
Hop Utilization: 95.9693%
Calories: 221 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday February 11th 2025

Helles Bock

by Brewer's Friend Blog

OG: 1.069 FG: 1.018 ABV: 6.8% IBU: 33

PDQ Bock

by Herr Braumeister

OG: 1.072 FG: 1.016 ABV: 7.4% IBU: 30

Heller Bock

by Timothy

OG: 1.075 FG: 1.014 ABV: 8.0% IBU: 31

Original Gravity:

1.067

Final Gravity:

1.015

ABV (standard):

6.8%

IBU (tinseth):

28.8

SRM (morey):

7.0

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
6 lb	Great Western - Superior Pilsen (1.6 °L)6 lb Superior Pilsen (1.6 °L)	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	35	1.6	42.9%
2 lb	Great Western - American Munich2 lb American Munich	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	35.4	7.94	14.3%
6 lb	Viking - Vienna6 lb Vienna	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	37	3.6	42.9%
14 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Artisan - Perle1 oz Perle Hops	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	6.2	Boil	60 min	21.4	33.3%
1 oz	Artisan - Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	2.2	Boil	30 min	5.84	33.3%
1 oz	Artisan - Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	2.2	Boil at 212 °F	5 min	1.51	33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Artisan - Perle (Pellet)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	21.4	33.3%
2 oz	Artisan - Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	7.35	66.6%
3 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
19.6 qt	Single Step Mash	Strike	164 °F	152 °F	60 min
11.4 qt		Batch Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3 g	Epsom Salt	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Salt	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 tsp	Lactic acid	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

White Labs - Munich Helles Yeast WLP860

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 0.00 / each $ 0.00
Attenuation (custom):	76%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	48 - 52 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	50 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 108 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.45 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Munich (decarbonated)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
40	40	6	75	52	29
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Notes

Starting mash temp - 151.8 F

OG = 1.067
FG = 1.015
ABV = 6.8%

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Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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