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Light Helles Lager

127 calories 12 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Light American Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.74 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 127 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday February 28th 2022
1.039
1.008
4.0%
21.5
3.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18 lb Dingemans - Pilsen18 lb Pilsen 36.8 1.7 100%
18 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Yakima Chief Hops - German Tettnang2 oz German Tettnang Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 18.04 66.7%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 15 min 3.48 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Lager Yeast WLP830
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 609 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.25 gal Strike 160 °F 150 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.36 gal (53.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.36 gal (5.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.75 27  
Mash volume with grains 8.19 32.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.25 -9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.11 g | 36.5 qt) 9.49 38  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.36 g | 53.5 qt) 13.74 55  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11 g | 44 qt) 11.75 47  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 11.75 g | 47 qt) 11 44  
Total: 16.24 65
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Light Helles Lager" Light American Lager beer recipe by dmunkey. All Grain, ABV 4.04%, IBU 21.52, SRM 3.01, Fermentables: (Pilsen) Hops: (German Tettnang, Saaz)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-03-03 13:30 UTC