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Helles Lager Second Try

Name: Helles Lager Second Try
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 76 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 110 lb Château Pilsen 2RS; 8 lb Light Munich Malt; 4 lb Victory Malt; 2 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose; 3 oz Magnum Hops; 3 oz Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops; 8 oz Perle Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.5 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday August 14th 2026

Original Gravity:

12.0 °P

Final Gravity:

2.2 °P

ABV (alternate):

5.3%

IBU (tinseth):

21.7

SRM (morey):

4.4

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

111.72

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
110 lb	Castle Malting - Château Pilsen 2RS110 lb Château Pilsen 2RS	$ 0.83 / lb $ 91.30	37	1.9	88.7%
8 lb	Great Western - Light Munich Malt8 lb Light Munich Malt	$ 0.84 / lb $ 6.72	37.3	6	6.5%
4 lb	Briess - Victory Malt4 lb Victory Malt	$ 1.07 / lb $ 4.28	34.5	28	3.2%
2 lb	Corn Sugar - Dextrose2 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose		42	0.5	1.6%
124 lbs / $ 102.30

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
3 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum3 oz Magnum Hops	$ 0.50 / oz $ 1.50	Pellet	11.5	Boil	60 min	8.93	21.4%
3 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)3 oz Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops	$ 1.20 / oz $ 3.60	Lupulin Pellet	20.1	Boil	15 min	7.75	21.4%
8 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Perle8 oz Perle Hops	$ 0.54 / oz $ 4.32	Pellet	6.7	Boil	10 min	5.03	57.1%
14 oz / $ 9.42

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
60.5 gal		Strike	159 °F	151 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
20 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
20 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
80 ml	Phosphoric acid	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

Apex - San Diego (Chico) Yeast

Amount:	1.07 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	64 - 75 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1212 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
90.9	30	61	96.8	97.7	1.5
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Notes

3 scoops of rice hulls per tube

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Last Updated: 2026-08-14 16:31 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 %
3 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum (Pellet)	$ 0.50 / oz $ 1.50	8.93	21.4%
3 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) (Lupulin Pellet)	$ 1.20 / oz $ 3.60	7.75	21.4%
8 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Perle (Pellet) 7.9999999817006 oz Perle (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.54 / oz $ 4.32	5.03	57.1%
14 oz / $ 9.42