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Helles Lager

152 calories 16.1 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Brew Club
Calories: 152 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 16.1 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Sunday February 2nd 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pilsner10 lb Pilsner $ 1.80 / lb
$ 18.00 		37 1.8 92.5%
6 oz American - Vienna6 oz Vienna $ 1.90 / lb
$ 0.71 		35 4 3.5%
7 oz Weyermann - Carafoam7 oz Carafoam $ 2.80 / lb
$ 1.23 		34.5 2.2 4%
173 oz / $ 19.94
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Brewferm - Hallertau Mittelfrüh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfrüh Hops $ 1.00 / oz
$ 1.00 		Pellet 4.2 Boil 75 min 15.23 59.9%
0.67 oz Brewferm - Hallertau Mittelfrüh0.67 oz Hallertau Mittelfrüh Hops $ 1.00 / oz
$ 0.67 		Pellet 4.2 Boil 5 min 1.95 40.1%
1.67 oz / $ 1.67
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss $ 0.10 / tsp
$ 0.10 		Fining Boil 15 min.
$ 0.10
 
Yeast
White Labs - Copenhagen Lager Yeast WLP850
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 58 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 91 B cells required
CellarScience - German
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 4.00 / each
$ 4.00
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 62 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 91 B cells required
$ 4.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.73 18.9  
Mash volume with grains 5.6 22.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.35 -5.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.81 g | 19.2 qt) 3.87 15.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.94 g | 31.8 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 8.6 34.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash malt in 3.1 gal water at 149 degrees for 60 mins. Sparge up to 7 gal total volume in kettle. Boil for 75 mins, adding hops and Irish Moss at times indicated.
Ferment at 54 degrees. Condition 4 weeks at 37 degrees.

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