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LC Hellesbock

277 calories 28.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Maibock/Helles Bock
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.073 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Les Jones
Calories: 277 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 28.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday September 22nd 2018
1.083
1.021
8.1%
30.4
5.3
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
28 lb American - Pilsner28 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 84.8%
5 lb American - Vienna5 lb Vienna 35 4 15.2%
33 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.25 oz Magnum1.25 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 26.43 45.5%
1.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 15 min 3.93 54.5%
2.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each whirfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
2 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Southern German Lager Yeast WLP838
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
2.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1666 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
40 20 4 75 52 29
10g RO water and 5.5 gallons Serrano water for 15.5 total. Add 17 ml 88% lactic acid and 1/2 tsp CaCl2. Remove 5 gal and heat 10.5 to 174. Pump 6 gal into Igloo cooler for sparge. Return 5 gallons and heat to 164F for mash in at roughly 150F.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
9.5 gal Protein rest Temperature -- 128 °F 20 min
9.5 gal Mash Temperature -- 148 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.6 gal (50.41 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.6 gal (2.41 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 19.52 gal (78.06 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 9.36 gal (37.44 qt) and adding 7.52 gal (30.06 qt) sparge/top-off. 16.88 67.5  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 16.98 g | 67.9 qt) 16.88 67.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 19.62 g | 78.5 qt) 19.52 78.1  
Grain absorption losses -4.13 -16.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.6 g | 50.4 qt) 12.5 50  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Volume into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 16.88 67.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Harvested WLP838 from Oktoberfest into flask, added sterile water to wash. So, tons of yeast in this.

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