Pale Malty European Lager - Munich Helles - Beer Recipes | Brewer's Friend
Brew your best beer EVER. Save 10% on Brewer's Friend Premium today. Use code TAKE10. Sign Up ×

Pale Malty European Lager - Munich Helles


A clean, malty, gold-colored German lager with a smooth grainy-sweet malty flavor and a soft, dry finish. Subtle spicy, floral, or herbal hops and restrained bitterness help keep the balance malty but not sweet, which helps make this beer a refreshing, ev

Flavor Profile: Moderately malty start with the suggestion of sweetness, moderate grainy-sweet malt flavor with a soft, rounded palate impression, supported by a low to medium-low hop bitterness. The finish is soft and dry, not crisp and biting. Low to moderately-low spi

Ingredients: Continental Pilsner malt, traditional German Saazer-type hop varieties, clean German lager yeast.

BJCP Style Guide

Top 10 Munich Helles Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Augustiner Helles Clone
25 L 5.08% 17.73 1.052 1.013
All Grain 9519
Munster Munch
55 L 5.87% 25.04 1.058 1.013
All Grain 5411
Hofbrauhaus Oktoberfest
5.5 gal 5.58% 20.37 1.052 1.009
All Grain 5246
BahBrincĂ´ Helles
20.1 L 5.05% 26 1.050 1.012
All Grain 4637
22: Munich Helles
5.5 gal 5.33% 36.18 1.053 1.012
All Grain 4274
munich helles
5.5 gal 4.93% 21.22 1.050 1.013
All Grain 3511
Munich Helles
5.5 gal 4.77% 18.05 1.047 1.011
All Grain 3271
A Simple Helles
8.5 gal 4.88% 15.76 1.050 1.013
All Grain 3051
04A1. Munich Helles
5.5 gal 4.72% 18.33 1.050 1.015
All Grain 2634
LoDO Helles
105 L 5.7% 15.22 1.051 1.007
All Grain 2442

Newest Munich Helles Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Helles 1
5.5 gal 5.09% 21.73 1.047 1.008
All Grain 2
Toney Lager
6 gal 5.98% 20.78 1.054 1.009
extract 17
GRIFO ALTO
1150 L 5.26% 14.18 1.053 1.013
All Grain 3
Helles Lager
35 gal 5.44% 18.31 1.049 1.008
All Grain 4
The Helles with That
20.8 L 5.2% 18.95 1.048 1.008
extract 12
Altstadt Lager
10 gal 5.47% 20.9 1.050 1.009
All Grain 22
Bierstadt Helles
37.9 L 4.58% 23.48 1.046 1.012
All Grain 45
Ottcho Boracho
248 gal 5.03% 15.4 1.045 1.007
All Grain 26
Munich Helles
5.5 gal 4.95% 18.89 1.052 1.015
All Grain 27
Vienna Helles
23 L 5.37% 0 1.049 1.008
extract 20

Fermentables Used In Munich Helles Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
German - Pilsner 371 German Grain base malt 1.6°L
38 82% 8% - 100%
Munich - Light 10L 274 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 14% 2% - 100%
German - Melanoidin 202 German Grain roasted malt 25°L
37 2% 1% - 10%
German - Acidulated Malt 179 German Grain acidulated malt 3.4°L
27 3% 0% - 21%
German - Vienna 176 German Grain base malt 4°L
37 14% 2% - 97%
German - Carapils 124 German Grain crystal malt 1.3°L
35 7% 1% - 30%
German - Bohemian Pilsner 112 German Grain base malt 1.9°L
38 81% 5% - 100%
American - Pilsner 100 American Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 78% 5% - 100%
Weyermann - Pilsner 79 German Grain base malt 1.5°L
36 80% 6% - 100%
American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 72 American Grain crystal malt 1.8°L
33 6% 1% - 15%

Hops Used In Munich Helles Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
Hallertau Mittelfruh 371 3.75 46% 8% - 100%
Saaz 163 3.5 43% 5% - 100%
Tettnanger 156 4.5 42% 4% - 100%
Hallertau Hersbrucker 130 4 48% 12% - 100%
Magnum 129 15 38% 4% - 100%
Perle 78 8.2 38% 3% - 100%
Domestic Hallertau 56 3.9 51% 8% - 100%
Hallertau Tradition (Germany) 47 5 52% 2% - 100%
Cascade 30 7 32% 3% - 100%
Spalt 30 4.5 44% 11% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In Munich Helles Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
German - Melanoidin 7 German Grain roasted malt 25°L
37 46% 14% - 100%
German - Carapils 6 German Grain crystal malt 1.3°L
35 52% 25% - 100%
German - Vienna 5 German Grain base malt 4°L
37 35% 25% - 67%
Munich - Light 10L 4 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 69% 40% - 100%
German - CaraHell 3 German Grain crystal malt 11°L
34 74% 50% - 100%
American - Caramel / Crystal 10L 2 American Grain crystal malt 10°L
35 42% 33% - 50%
American - Pilsner 2 American Grain base malt 1.8°L
37 68% 60% - 77%
American - Victory 2 American Grain roasted malt 28°L
34 31% 12% - 50%
American - Vienna 2 American Grain base malt 4°L
35 58% 50% - 67%
Honey Malt 2 Grain crystal malt 25°L
37 23% 20% - 25%

Yeasts Used In Munich Helles Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70 302 Fermentis / Safale Lagers .105 High 83% 48°F 72°F
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23 88 Fermentis / Safale Lagers .105 High 82% 48°F 72°F
Wyeast - Munich Lager 2308 64 Wyeast Lagers 0.09 Medium 72% 48°F 56°F
Imperial Yeast - L17 Harvest 50 Imperial Yeast Lagers Medium 70% 50°F 60°F
White Labs - German Lager Yeast WLP830 50 White Labs Lagers Medium Medium 76.5% 50°F 55°F
White Labs - Southern German Lager Yeast WLP838 50 White Labs Lagers Medium Med-High 72% 50°F 55°F
Wyeast - Bohemian Lager 2124 38 Wyeast Lagers 0.09 Medium 75% 48°F 58°F
Wyeast - Bavarian Lager 2206 38 Wyeast Lagers 0.09 Med-High 75% 46°F 58°F
White Labs - German Bock Lager Yeast WLP833 35 White Labs Lagers Med-High Medium 73% 48°F 55°F
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05 30 Fermentis / Safale Ales Low Medium 81% 54°F 77°F

Other Ingredients Used In Munich Helles Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 252 Water Agt Mash 14% 0% - 100%
Lactic acid 168 Water Agt Mash 74% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 166 Water Agt Mash 17% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 121 Fining Boil 63% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 121 Water Agt Mash 8% 0% - 57%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 75 Water Agt Mash 22% 0% - 100%
Irish Moss 62 Fining Boil 68% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 44 Water Agt Mash 21% 0% - 100%
Phosphoric acid 38 Water Agt Mash 77% 0% - 100%
Yeast Nutrient 33 Other Mash 36% 0% - 100%

Photos