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Highway to Helles

175 calories 18.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 175 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday June 23rd 2020
1.053
1.014
5.2%
22.6
3.6
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb German - Pilsner8.5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 81%
1 lb German - Vienna1 lb Vienna 37 4 9.5%
0.50 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.5 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 4.8%
0.50 lb German - Carapils0.5 lb Carapils 35 1.3 4.8%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.1 Boil 20 min 6.78 33.3%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.1 Whirlpool 10 min 2.11 33.3%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.8 Boil 60 min 13.72 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Southern German Lager Yeast WLP838
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 95 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
House
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8.05 gal Infusion 157 °F 150 °F 75 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.89 g | 35.6 qt) 8.06 32.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.73 g | 38.9 qt) 8.9 35.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.33 g | 29.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Top off amount 0.54 2.2  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.06 32.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Actual - OG 1.054 ; FG 1.010
Ferment at 50 degrees 6/26 - 7/1
Diacetyl rest @65 degrees 7/2-7/5
Lager @ 50 degrees 7/5-7/7
Lager @38 degrees 7/7-7/27

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