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Helles Lager

157 calories 14.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 157 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 12th 2024
1.048
1.010
5.0%
28.9
3.6
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11.50 lb Bestmalz - BEST Pilsen11.5 lb BEST Pilsen 37 1.9 92%
0.25 lb German - CaraFoam0.25 lb CaraFoam 37 1.8 2%
0.50 lb Rice Hulls0.5 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 4%
0.25 lb Briess - Goldpils Vienna Malt0.25 lb Goldpils Vienna Malt 36.8 3.5 2%
12.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil at 212 °F 70 min 14.29 44.4%
0.50 oz Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil at 212 °F 50 min 6.58 22.2%
0.75 oz Tettnanger0.75 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 7.98 33.3%
2.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
2 each Crush whilrfoc Tablet Water Agt Boil 10 min.
0.50 tsp ALDC Water Agt Primary --
3 oz Gelatin Fining Kegging --
2 tsp Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Bohemian Lager Yeast M84
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
78%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 59 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
49 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 513 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 16.64 psi       Temp: 45 °F       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
3 gal Full Blend Decoction 150 °F 212 °F 15 min
5.8 gal Strike 158 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 100 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 5.47 21.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 5.97 g | 23.9 qt) 6.47 25.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.56 -6.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.93 g | 15.7 qt) 3.34 13.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.58 g | 30.3 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Top off amount 0.5 2  
Going into fermentor 6.5 26  
Total: 8.81 35.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Helles Lager" Munich Helles beer recipe by therealbeerdrinker. All Grain, ABV 4.98%, IBU 28.85, SRM 3.57, Fermentables: (BEST Pilsen, CaraFoam, Rice Hulls, Goldpils Vienna Malt) Hops: (Tettnanger) Other: (Yeast Nutrient, Crush whilrfoc Tablet, ALDC , Gelatin, Lactic acid)
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