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Helles

170 calories 14.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 21 gallons
Post Boil Size: 19.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday December 19th 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
40 lb American - Pilsner40 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 100%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh4 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 14.34 50%
4 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh4 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 15 min 7.12 50%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7.27 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 341 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 gal Strike 100 °F 105 °F 10 min
8 gal Batch Sparge 120 °F 130 °F 20 min
8 gal Batch Sparge 150 °F 160 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 100 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 21.3 gal (85.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 9.3 gal (37.2 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 18.2 gal (72.8 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.8 gal (35.2 qt) and adding 6.2 gal (24.8 qt) sparge/top-off. 15 60  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 15 60  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 17.7 g | 70.8 qt) 18.2 72.8  
Grain absorption losses -5 -20  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 11.55 g | 46.2 qt) 11.25 45  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 21.3 g | 85.2 qt) 21 84  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3 -1.2  
Post boil Volume 19.5 78  
Top off amount 0.5 2  
Going into fermentor 20 80  
Total: 26.25 105
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Helles" German Pilsner (Pils) beer recipe by Stephen N. Stiles, Sr.. All Grain, ABV 5.64%, IBU 21.45, SRM 3.59, Fermentables: (Pilsner) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (5.2 pH Stabilizer)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-12-31 18:23 UTC