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Helles Yeah

165 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.2 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Source: Gordon Strong
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday April 25th 2016
1.050
1.012
5.0%
17.5
4.5
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
17 lb German - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner17 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.8 84.6%
2.50 lb German - Munich Light2.5 lb Munich Light 37 6 12.4%
0.40 lb Belgian - Biscuit0.4 lb Biscuit 35 23 2%
0.20 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.2 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 1%
20.10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.9 First Wort 0 min 2.19 25%
1.50 oz Mount Hood1.5 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 60 min 15.32 75%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp 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:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 774 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Bangtail Brewing
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
4 1 62 2 5 141
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.03 gal Protein Infusion -- 131 °F 10 min
1.48 gal Beta Infusion -- 145 °F 40 min
Alpha Decoction -- 158 °F 15 min
Decoction -- 202 °F 10 min
Alpha Infusion -- 158 °F 20 min
2.21 gal Mash out Infusion -- 168 °F 10 min
7.64 gal Sparge -- 168 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.33 gal (53.3 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.33 gal (5.3 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1 qt/lb 5.03 20.1  
Mash volume with grains 6.63 26.5  
Grain absorption losses -2.51 -10.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 11.06 g | 44.3 qt) 10.94 43.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.33 g | 53.3 qt) 13.2 52.8  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 15.96 63.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash in with 5.03 gal. at 148 for rest at 131. 10 min.
Infuse 1.48 gal. at 202 for rest at 145. 40 min.
Pull 1/3 of thick mash, heat to 158. 15 min.
Boil decoction for 10 min.
Infuse decoction into mash for rest at 158. 20 min.
Infuse 2.21 gal. at 202 for rest at 168. 10 min.
Lauter.
Kettle volume of 5.56 gal.

Sparge with 7.64 gal. at 170.
Kettle volume of 13.2 gal.
Pre-boil OG of 1.041.

Made a 4L starter.
Ferment at 50, with a diacetyl rest at 64.

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