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Light lager

156 calories 15.7 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 46 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 52 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Source: Endre - Norway
Calories: 156 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday March 4th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 kg Bestmalz - Best A-XL8 kg Best A-XL 36.8 2 83.3%
1 kg German - Vienna1 kg Vienna 37 4 10.4%
0.50 kg German - Wheat Malt0.5 kg Wheat Malt 37 2 5.2%
0.10 kg Honey Malt0.1 kg Honey Malt 37 25 1%
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Hops
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20 g Magnum20 g Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 17.25 100%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
15 g Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
300 Milliliters
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
16 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 871 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 54.65 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 9.25 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 24
Mash volume with grains 30.3
Grain absorption losses -9.6
Remaining sparge water volume 38.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 54.7 L) 52
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 43.4 L) 46
Estimated amount in fermentor 46
Total: 62.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Light lager" Munich Helles beer recipe by Endre - Norway. All Grain, ABV 5.19%, IBU 17.25, SRM 4.03, Fermentables: (Best A-XL, Vienna, Wheat Malt, Honey Malt) Hops: (Magnum) Other: (Lactic acid)
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