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Helles

143 calories 12 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (brew house)
Calories: 143 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday April 24th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb The Swaen - Swaen Pilsner8 lb Swaen Pilsner 38 2 88.9%
0.75 lb Weyermann - Barke Vienna0.75 lb Barke Vienna 36 3.4 8.3%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2 Boil 70 min 7.73 33.3%
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2 Boil 40 min 13.14 66.7%
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Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
54 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 373 B cells required
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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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.5 gal Strike 157 °F 147 °F 30 min
Decoction 147 °F 156 °F 10 min
Decoction 156 °F 212 °F 15 min
6 gal Batch Sparge 185 °F 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.56 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.56 qt/lb 3.51 14  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 3.73 g | 14.9 qt) 4.23 16.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.73 g | 22.9 qt) 6.37 25.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.86 g | 31.5 qt) 8.5 34  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Top off amount 0.5 2  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 9.88 39.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Helles" Munich Helles beer recipe by Lee Ritter. All Grain, ABV 4.97%, IBU 20.88, SRM 3.34, Fermentables: (Swaen Pilsner, Barke Vienna, Acidulated) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-04-24 22:57 UTC