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Smash Helles

159 calories 17.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Calories: 159 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday March 2nd 2019
1.048
1.013
4.7%
24.2
3.1
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16.50 lb German - Bohemian Pilsner16.5 lb Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.9 100%
16.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.25 oz Mandarina Bavaria1.25 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 60 min 18.62 62.5%
0.75 oz Mandarina Bavaria0.75 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 15 min 5.54 37.5%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.75 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.36 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - L17 Harvest
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
74%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 60 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 174 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Maple Ridge,BC,Canada
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
22 8 0 40 30 20
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.81 gal Mash in Infusion -- 148 °F 15 min
Decoction Decoction -- 154 °F 40 min
decoction Decoction -- 168 °F 5 min
8.26 gal mashout Infusion -- 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.65 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 1.65 qt/lb 6.81 27.2  
Mash volume with grains 8.13 32.5  
Grain absorption losses -2.06 -8.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.83 g | 35.3 qt) 7.51 30  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.33 g | 53.3 qt) 12 48  
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: 14.31 57.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash in = 6.81g @ 164.06 for 148
5qt decoction hopefully to 154
Mash out = 8.26g

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  • Last Updated: 2019-03-03 22:58 UTC