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Highway to Helles

172 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday February 1st 2015
1.052
1.013
5.1%
18.5
5.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 72.7%
3 lb German - Munich Light3 lb Munich Light 37 6 27.3%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 15.4 50%
1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 5 min 3.07 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Bavarian Lager 2206
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
46 - 58 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
49 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 402 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Warrensville
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
8 3 2 1 0 13
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16.5 qt Sparge -- 153 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.13 16.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.01 20  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.58 g | 18.3 qt) 5 20  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.13 36.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Highway to Helles" German Pilsner (Pils) beer recipe by GregH. All Grain, ABV 5.1%, IBU 18.47, SRM 5.04, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Munich Light) Hops: (Hallertau Hersbrucker) Other: (Irish Moss)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-02-01 13:51 UTC