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Fight Like Helles

171 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: Three Shakes Brewing
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday January 18th 2018
1.052
1.012
5.2%
17.7
4.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.13 lb Belgian - Pilsner8.125 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 86.7%
1.13 lb German - Munich Light1.125 lb Munich Light 37 6 12%
0.13 lb German - Melanoidin0.125 lb Melanoidin 37 25 1.3%
9.37 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 17.66 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
1 each Whirlflock Fining Boil 10 min.
0.50 each Campden Tab Water Agt Other 1 days
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
58 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 383 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Burst       Amount: 30 psi 48 hrs      
 
Target Water Profile
Bedford 2016
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
36 4 23 15 38 96
Additions:
CaCl2 - 2.5
MgSO4 - .5
Lactic Acid - 3.5

Target: Actual
Ca: 50: 60
Mg: 7: 7
Na: 5: 23
SO4: 75: 51
Cl: 60: 58
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Infusion -- 150 °F --
Mash Out Temperature -- 168 °F 10 min
3.5 gal Fly Sparge -- 168 °F 30 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 3.52 14.1  
Mash volume with grains 4.27 17.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.17 -4.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.44 g | 21.8 qt) 4.51 18  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.54 g | 30.2 qt) 6.6 26.4  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.25 21  
Going into fermentor 5.25 21  
Total: 8.02 32.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Ferment for 4-5 days
Ramp temp to 68°F/20°C and allow beer to finish fermenting (usually 3-5 more days)
Cold crash for 12-24 hours then fine with gelatin and let sit for another 12-24 hours

1/21/2018 - Brew Day - SG 1.055 only 5gal to fermenter.

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