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Helles

157 calories 14.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 80 min
Batch Size: 13 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15 gallons
Post Boil Size: 13.11 gallons
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 84% (brew house)
Source: adapted from Biermuncher
Calories: 157 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday March 28th 2016
1.048
1.009
5.1%
23.4
4.9
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb Canadian - Pale 2-Row15 lb Pale 2-Row $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		36 1.75 71.4286%
2 lb German - Vienna2 lb Vienna $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		37 4 9.52381%
4 lb Munich - Light 10L4 lb Munich - Light 10L $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		33 10 19.0476%
21 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.85 oz Magnum0.85 oz Magnum Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 12.4 First Wort 0 min 19.2518 29.8%
2 oz tettnanger2 oz tettnanger Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 3.6 Aroma 10 min 4.109 70.2%
2.85 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 0.00 / each
$ 0.00
Attenuation (avg):
79%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 441 B cells required
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Priming
Method: sucrose       Temp: 68 °F      
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 80 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
25 qt Infusion -- 128 °F 30 min
15 minute boil and about 20 l of material decocted Decoction -- 149 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.2 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 15.11 gal (60.43 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 3.11 gal (12.43 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.2 qt/lb 6.3 25.2  
Mash volume with grains 7.98 31.9  
Grain absorption losses -2.63 -10.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 11.68 g | 46.7 qt) 11.58 46.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 15.11 g | 60.4 qt) 15 60  
Boil off losses -2 -8  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 13 g | 52 qt) 13.11 52.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 13.11 g | 52.4 qt) 13 52  
Total: 17.88 71.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

-strike at 138f
Decoction brew. 20-30 minute at 128f. Remove 13 liters (3ish gallons) boil for 5-15 minutes.

  • Make sure to drain off most of the fluid from the grain in the mash before the heating the removed mash/grain. You should see no standing fluid, just wet grain in the pot. It is going to be really stiff until the mash heats to a boil. I stir constantly as Im heating the decoction and while it is boiling.
  • Return decocted mash to tun and achieve 148-152. Spray some cold water in to adjust temp if needed.
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