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Colby Helles Lager

174 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: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 16 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 174 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday June 1st 2019
1.053
1.012
5.4%
24.0
4.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
19 lb American - Pilsner19 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 82.6%
2 lb Briess - Goldpils Vienna Malt2 lb Goldpils Vienna Malt 36.8 3.5 8.7%
1 lb Briess - Carapils Malt1 lb Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 4.3%
1 lb American - Aromatic Malt1 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 4.3%
23 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Nugget1 oz Nugget Hops Pellet 13 Boil 30 min 17.36 25%
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Leaf/Whole 3.75 Boil 10 min 4.3 50%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Leaf/Whole 3.75 Whirlpool at 190 °F 5 min 2.34 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Lager Yeast WLP830
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 208 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 1 5 0 50 30
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 gal Fly Sparge -- 148 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.4 gal (57.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.4 gal (9.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 8.63 34.5  
Mash volume with grains 10.47 41.9  
Grain absorption losses -2.88 -11.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.9 g | 35.6 qt) 10.5 42  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.4 g | 57.6 qt) 16 64  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 12.04 48.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 19.13 76.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Colby Helles Lager" American Light Lager beer recipe by Brewer #238644. All Grain, ABV 5.37%, IBU 24, SRM 4.64, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Goldpils Vienna Malt, Carapils Malt, Aromatic Malt) Hops: (Nugget, Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-06-01 14:14 UTC