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71 | Sara/Brandon Helles Lager

158 calories 16.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday June 27th 2021
1.048
1.012
4.8%
25.8
4.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.44 lb German - Bohemian Pilsner8.44 lb Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.9 84%
1.04 lb Avangard - Light Munich1.04 lb Light Munich 37 8 10.3%
0.57 lb German - Carapils0.57 lb Carapils 35 1.3 5.7%
10.05 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.15 oz Simcoe0.15 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 13.9 Boil 60 min 8.03 9.1%
0.50 oz Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 13.9 Boil 10 min 9.71 30.3%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 6 Boil 10 min 4.19 30.3%
0.25 oz Willamette0.25 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 6 Boil 5 min 1.15 15.2%
0.25 oz Simcoe0.25 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 13.9 Boil 5 min 2.67 15.2%
1.65 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Bock Lager Yeast WLP833
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
76%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 186 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 10.23 psi       Temp: 36 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
62 10 22 80 50 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.3 gal Step 1: Protein Rest Infusion 135 °F 126 °F 15 min
1.23 gal Step 2: Beta Rest Infusion 212 °F 147 °F 30 min
0.6 gal Step 3: Alpha Rest Infusion 212 °F 154 °F 30 min
4 gal Sparge Infusion -- 170 °F 5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.14 12.6  
Mash volume with grains 3.94 15.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.26 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.18 g | 24.7 qt) 5.37 21.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.81 g | 31.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.51 34
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Target 28 IBUs
Sara and Brandon's second beer collab. Sara was craving something light and crisp, and thought the Helles sounded perfect for summer. Having never brewed one I immediately started sifting through recipes and watching youtube. I wanted to give us more creative freedom with hops, Sara liked the idea of Simcoe so I thought Willamette would be a nice pairing to give it some more classic German spiciness to round out the flavor.

We will most likely also go more aggressive on the late boil hopping to give a more pronounced hop aroma/flavor. The goal is to make a very dry and crisp beer. I will most likely play into a more bitter water profile to help accentuate that. I rarely find my beers as bitter or dry as I expect, or I just have a high tolerance for dryness.

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