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Helles

Created: Saturday March 26th 2016
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150 calories 14.7 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 30 liters
Post Boil Size: 26 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Source: Marcus Ferguson
Calories: 150 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 330ml)
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.30 kg Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt4.3 kg Barke Pilsner Malt 37.03 1.75 84.4%
0.30 kg Weyermann - Munich Type I0.3 kg Munich Type I 38 6 5.9%
0.25 kg Gladfield - Gladiator Malt0.25 kg Gladiator Malt 37.3 3.6 4.9%
0.25 kg Gladfield - Sour Grapes Acid Malt0.245 kg Sour Grapes Acid Malt 12.4 2.03 4.8%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Hallertau Mittelfruh30 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 14.15 60%
20 g Hallertau Mittelfruh20 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4 Boil 15 min 4.68 40%
50 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Brew Bright Fining Boil 10 min.
5 g Yeast nutriant Other Boil 10 min.
1.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Munich Helles Yeast WLP860
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
9 - 11 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
10 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 419 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
40 20 4 75 52 29
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
17 L Sac Infusion -- 64 °C 60 min
mash out Infusion -- 78 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.7 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.7 L/kg 13.8
Mash volume with grains 17.1
Grain absorption losses -5.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 22.6 L) 22.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 30.4 L) 30
Boil off losses -7.1
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 23 L) 26
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 26 L) 23
Total: 36  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default

Batch Performance
Efficiency:
Conversion Efficiency N/A
Pre-Boil: 77% 27.5 ppg
Ending Kettle: 75% 27 ppg
Brew House: 69% 24.9 ppg
Wort Volume:
23 Liters
  • Expected 23 Liters of fermentable wort.
  • Expected OG: 1.049
  • Actual OG: 1.046
Alcohol and Attenuation:
ABV: 4.86%
  • Apparent Attenuation: 80.4%
  • Actual FG: 1.009
  • Calories per 330ml 150 calories
  • Carbohydrates per 330ml 14.7 g
Amount Packaged:
Pending - N/A
Requires Packaged log entry with a volume reading.
Latest Brew Log
Date Days Event Gravity Volume pH Temp Updated Comment
3/27/2016 6:41 AM
over 8 years ago 		+0 Pre-Boil Gravity 1.039 30 Liters 2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago
3/27/2016 7:12 AM
over 8 years ago 		+0 Boil Complete 1.046 25 Liters 2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago
3/27/2016 7:13 AM
over 8 years ago 		+0 Brew Day Complete 1.046 23 Liters 2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago
4/22/2016 9:10 PM
over 8 years ago 		+26 Fermentation Complete 1.009   2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago
"Helles" Munich Helles beer recipe by Marcus Ferguson. All Grain, ABV 4.98%, IBU 18.83, SRM 3.79, Fermentables: (Barke Pilsner Malt, Munich Type I, Gladiator Malt, Sour Grapes Acid Malt) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Brew Bright, Yeast nutriant, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt)
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