Munich Helles Recipe - Munich Helles

Recipe Info

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Munich Helles

by on
All Grain
5.5 Gallon(s)
6.7375 Gallon(s)
90 min
67%
First try at a lager. I had a chest freezer used as my fermentation chamber for a while. I used melanoidin malt and haven't tried decoction yet.

Fermentables

89% - Pilsner (DE)
10
38
1
Mash
4% - Carapils (DE)
0.5
35
1
Mash
4% - Munich Light (DE)
0.5
37
6
Mash
2% - Melanoidin (DE)
0.25
37
25
Mash

Hops

Hallertau (DE)
0.5
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
4.1
7.0
Hallertau (DE)
0.5
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
4.1
5.4
Hallertau (DE)
0.5
Pellet
Boil
20 min(s)
4.1
4.2
Hallertau (DE)
0.5
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
4.1
2.5

Yeast

White Labs German Bock Lager WLP833
76%

Other Stuff

Whirlfloc Tablet
1
each
Boil

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Infusion
150
60 min
Mash-Out
Infusion
170
10 min

Special Instructions

1.
Mash in at 150F, Calculated with EZ Water Spreadsheet
2.
Mash out at 170F, Calculated with EZ Water Spreadsheet
3.
Batch Sparge at 170F, Calculated with EZ Water Spreadsheet
4.
Ferment at 50F for 2 weeks and D-rest, crash for 6 weeks.

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Recipe Facts

Munich Helles
Munich Helles
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.74 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.052 OG
  • 1.012 FG
  • 19.1 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.37 BG:GU
  • 3.6° SRM Color
  • 67% Efficiency
  • 5.1% ABV Alcohol
  • 173 per 12oz Calories
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Munich Helles

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.044-1.048 / Your OG: 1.052
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.006-1.012 / Your FG: 1.012
IBU 0
120
IBU: 16-22 / Your IBU: 19
SRM 0
40
SRM: 3-5 / Your SRM: 3.6
ABV 0
14
ABV: 4.7-5.4 / Your ABV: 5.1
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.33-0.50 / Your BG:GU: 0.37

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