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Wes's Best Vanguard

Name: Wes's Best Vanguard
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 36 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 50 lb Pilsner; 7 lb Munich - Light 10L; 1.25 lb Aromatic Malt; 0.75 lb Carahell; 2 oz Vanguard Hops; 4 oz Vanguard Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 36 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 41 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Jeff Clark
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 157 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday June 14th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.048

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

4.9%

IBU (tinseth):

17.4

SRM (morey):

4.7

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
50 lb	American - Pilsner50 lb Pilsner	37	1.8	84.7%
7 lb	Munich - Light 10L7 lb Munich - Light 10L	33	10	11.9%
1.25 lb	Aromatic Malt1.25 lb Aromatic Malt	35	20	2.1%
0.75 lb	Weyermann - Carahell0.75 lb Carahell - (late mash tun addition)	34	10	1.3%
59 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Hopsteiner - Vanguard2 oz Vanguard Hops	Pellet	5	First Wort	0 min	6.45	33.3%
4 oz	Hopsteiner - Vanguard4 oz Vanguard Hops	Pellet	5	Boil	60 min	10.96	66.7%
6 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
23 gal	Strike	165 °F	154 °F	60 min
27 gal	Sparge	169 °F	169 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
7.50 tsp	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3.75 tsp	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
17.58 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 tbsp	Yeast Nutrient	Other	Boil	15 min.
1 tbsp	Whirlfloc	Water Agt	Mash	5 min.

Yeast

Omega Yeast Labs - Dried Lutra Kveik - OYL-071DRY

Amount:	9 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	78.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	68 - 95 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 568 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.47 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and malty

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
60	5	10	95	55	0
add .5 oz lactic to mash water. Carahell goes in right before sparge.
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Notes

Fermentation temperature 64-66F. After 3 days, close blow off and raise to room temps until complete (1.010). Crash for a couple weeks, taste and if no twang keg it. If twang, add 1 g baking soda to FV until gone. Keep kegs cold for a few weeks before tapping.

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Last Updated: 2026-06-14 17:27 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	Cost	IBU	Bill %
6 oz	Hopsteiner - Vanguard (Pellet)		17.41	100%
6 oz / $ 0.00