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Helles yeah!

Name: Helles yeah!
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 2.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 4.7 lb Barke Pilsner Malt; 0.5 lb Vienna Malt; 0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops; 0.25 oz Tettnanger Hops; 0.25 oz Tettnanger Hops

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Method: BIAB
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 2.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.29 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2.65 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 64% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday February 23rd 2026

Original Gravity:

1.049

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

5.4%

IBU (tinseth):

21.3

SRM (morey):

3.9

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4.70 lb	Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt4.7 lb Barke Pilsner Malt	37.03	1.75	90.4%
0.50 lb	Weyermann - Vienna Malt0.5 lb Vienna Malt	37	3.5	9.6%
5.20 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	3.75	Boil	60 min	15.01	50%
0.25 oz	Tettnanger0.25 oz Tettnanger Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	15 min	4.47	25%
0.25 oz	Tettnanger0.25 oz Tettnanger Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	5 min	1.8	25%
1 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
		Infusion	--	153 °F	60 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
0.50 each	Campden Tablets	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
2 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2.44 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	48 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 40 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and malty

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
60	5	10	95	55	0
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Notes

Using dry yeast. No oxygenation needed.
Can pitch yeast dry.
34/70 ferments clean at higher temeratures, so might just ferment at ale temperatures (low 60s) rather than messing around with Narziss schedule.

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Last Updated: 2026-06-19 17:16 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

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	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)	15.01	50%
0.50 oz	Tettnanger (Pellet)	6.27	50%
1 oz / $ 0.00