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Helles Lager

Name: Helles Lager
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 40 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 8 kg BEST Pilsen; 1 kg BEST Caramel Munich I; 0.5 kg Carapils; 58 g Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops; 20 g Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 40 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 46.07 liters
Post Boil Size: 40 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 155 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.3 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Tuesday September 30th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.051

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

5.4%

IBU (tinseth):

21.8

SRM (morey):

7.5

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

142,870.00

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
8 kg	Bestmalz - BEST Pilsen8 kg BEST Pilsen	$ 8,200.00 / kg $ 65,600.00	37	1.9	84.2%
1 kg	Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Munich I1 kg BEST Caramel Munich I	$ 9,800.00 / kg $ 9,800.00	34.5	35	10.5%
0.50 kg	German - Carapils0.5 kg Carapils	$ 9,300.00 / kg $ 4,650.00	35	1.3	5.3%
9.50 kg / $ 80,050.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
58 g	Hallertau Tradition (Germany)58 g Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops	$ 190.00 / g $ 11,020.00	Pellet	5	Boil	60 min	19.39	74.4%
20 g	Hallertau Tradition (Germany)20 g Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops	$ 190.00 / g $ 3,800.00	Pellet	5	Aroma	10 min	2.42	25.6%
78 g / $ 14,820.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
41.61 L		Batch Sparge	72 °C	68 °C	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:	$ 24,000.00 / each $ 48,000.00
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 177 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 222.2 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2025-09-30 23:33 UTC

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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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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
78 g	Hallertau Tradition (Germany) (Pellet)	$ 190.00 / g $ 14,820.00	21.81	100%
78 g / $ 14,820.00