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Helles

161 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.06 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Matt Liddy
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday February 6th 2022
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Bestmalz - BEST Pilsen10 lb BEST Pilsen 37 1.9 89.9%
0.75 lb Bestmalz - BEST Munich0.75 lb BEST Munich 37 6.3 6.7%
3 oz Franco-Belges - Aromatic Malt3 oz Aromatic Malt 35 3 1.7%
3 oz Briess - Carapils Malt3 oz Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 1.7%
11.12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz BSG - Perle0.5 oz Perle Hops Pellet 7.1 Boil 60 min 14.75 33.3%
0.50 oz Liberty0.5 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 15 min 3.05 33.3%
0.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - GR Tettnanger0.5 oz GR Tettnanger Hops $ 1.00 / oz
$ 0.50 		Pellet 4.1 Boil 15 min 2.27 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.50
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Water Agt Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - L17 Harvest
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
76%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 60 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
52 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 379 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.27 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.17 gal Strike 162 °F 150 °F 60 min
5.53 gal Sparge 185 °F 168 °F 5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.17 16.7  
Mash volume with grains 5.06 20.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.39 -5.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.9 g | 19.6 qt) 5.53 22.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.43 g | 29.7 qt) 8.06 32.2  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6.75 27  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.75 g | 27 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.7 38.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Yeast for batch is actually from BSI and is the Andechs strain. Got a big pitch from Grains of Wrath. This will be the yeast cake from the pilsner I brewed with the original GOW pitch.

BSI Andechs Strain Specs:
Temp Range: 50 - 54
Attenuation: 72% - 74% (Prior batch with strain finished at 80%)
Flocculation: Medium

When gravity hits about 1.020, raise temp to 58 to finish out. Should finish at about 1.010

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