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Heavenly Helles SMaSH 22&23

9821 calories 940.7 g 20 qt
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 81% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 81%
Calories: 9821 calories (Per 20qt)
Carbs: 940.7 g (Per 20qt)
Created: Wednesday March 30th 2022
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OG: 1.050 FG: 1.011 ABV: 5.2% IBU: 13

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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner20 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 36.3 1.9 100%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Hallertau Select (4.4AA)1.5 oz Hallertau Select (4.4AA) Hops Leaf/Whole 4.4 First Wort 0 min 9.68 60%
1 oz Hallertau Select (4.4AA)1 oz Hallertau Select (4.4AA) Hops Leaf/Whole 4.4 Boil 60 min 5.86 40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Bavarian Lager M76
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
45 - 57 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
53 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 192 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
12 gal distilled + 4 gal Filtered Tap + 1 tsp CaCl + 10ml Lactic.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.09 gal (48.38 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.09 gal (0.38 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 6.25 25  
Mash volume with grains 7.85 31.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.59 g | 34.4 qt) 10.5 42  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.09 g | 48.4 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 10.5 g | 42 qt) 12.5 50  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 12.5 g | 50 qt) 10.5 42  
Total: 16.75 67
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewed 6/4/22. Hoch Kurz double decoction mash. Infuse to 145F, rest 30, 1/4 decoct, heat to 158F hold 20 min, boil, add to get 158F, rest 30 min, 1/4 decoct, boil add to get170F, recirculate and lauter. SMaSH (Single malt and single hop). Got great mash efficiency again with decoction mash.
Actual FG 1.011

Tasted this 7/12/22. It is magnificent! Should be sublime after another month lagering.
7/17/22-Compared with bottle of my Czech Pils 21. I like this Helles better. Czech Pils Saaz hops more up front, Helles maltier and hops in better balance.

Brewed again 8/27/23 Used 1.5+1.5oz Hallertauer Select and 25 lbs (new brewing system is easier to operate but less efficient) of Weyermann Bohemian Pilsner Malt.

10/2/23-Kegged first 5 gal of this 2023 version. It is sooo goood. Hops come through more than last year's.

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  • Last Updated: 2023-10-03 18:32 UTC