Munich Helles Recipe - Hot as Helles

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Hot as Helles

by on
All Grain
5.5 Gallon(s)
6 Gallon(s)
60 min
65%
Helles base beer. Use 50% BestMalz Pilsner and 50% SugarCreek Pilsner. Mash as usual, but boil using granite rocks heated in a wood fire. Note that I anticipate lower than usual boil-off rate, so I will target 6 gallons pre-boil volume, 5.5 gallon post-boil.

Fermentables

42% - Pilsner - DE
4.5
38
1
Mash
42% - Pilsner - DE
4.5
38
1
Mash
9% - Vienna - DE
1
37
4
Mash
5% - CaraHell - DE
0.5
33
10
Mash
2% - Acidulated Malt - DE
0.19
27
3
Mash

Hops

Hallertau Blanc
0.4
Pellet
FirstWort
60 min(s)
10.5
14.9
Hallertau Blan
0.4
Pellet
FlameOut
0 min(s)
10.5
0.0
Hallertauer Mittelfrüh
0.4
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
4
2.8
Hallertauer Mittelfrüh
0.4
Pellet
FlameOut
0 min(s)
4
0.0

Yeast

Fermentis Saflager W-34/70
80%

Other Stuff

Irish Moss
1
tsp
Boil
Clarity Ferm
1
each
Primary

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

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Recipe Facts

Hot as Helles
Munich Helles
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.047 OG
  • 1.009 FG
  • 17.7 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.37 BG:GU
  • 3.4° SRM Color
  • 65% Efficiency
  • 4.9% ABV Alcohol
  • 156 per 12oz Calories
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Munich Helles

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.044-1.048 / Your OG: 1.047
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.006-1.012 / Your FG: 1.009
IBU 0
120
IBU: 16-22 / Your IBU: 18
SRM 0
40
SRM: 3-5 / Your SRM: 3.4
ABV 0
14
ABV: 4.7-5.4 / Your ABV: 4.9
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.33-0.50 / Your BG:GU: 0.37

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