Helles Bock Recipe - Lowell Life Ale

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Lowell Life Ale

by on
All Grain
5.5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
70%
This is my tweaked Rogue Dead Guy clone made in Lowell, Michigan. I use Wyeast 1764 (Pacman) when available, but American Ale (WLP-001 or S-05) yeast will do. I will substitute Caramunich for Carastan when Carastan is unavailable. This is my favorite brew. I try to keep one in the keg by brewing a new batch after tapping.

Fermentables

72% - 2-Row - US
10.5
36
2
Mash
21% - Munich - Light 10L - US
3
35
10
Mash
7% - Carastan 35 - UK
1
35
40
Mash

Hops

Perle
1
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
8.3
27.2
Perle
1
Pellet
Boil
2 min(s)
8.3
2.3
Saaz
1
Pellet
Boil
2 min(s)
3.8
1.1

Yeast

Wyeast 1764 (Pacman)
78%

Other Stuff

No other stuff in this recipe

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Mash In: Add 22 qt of water at 167 F to reach 152 F for 60 min.
2.
Lauter slowly (valve half-way open) after re-circulating 2 qts
3.
Mash Out: Add 16 qt of water (enough to collect 6-1/2 gal) at 185 F to reach 167 F for 15 min.
4.
Re-circulate until clear (~2 qts) and lauter slowly until you reach the target volume
5.
Ferment at the coolest temperature your yeast can tolerate (60 F for Pacman)
6.
Transfer to 2ndary in 7 days for 7 days.
7.
Transfer to keg, add CO2 and relief, then cold crash 3 days
8.
Add CO2 and serve when Ready

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Comments

  • Adam-Leith

    This is a delicious constant on tap at Phop's house. I've had it many of times and it's malty and refreshing!

    12 years ago
  • Haybrews

    Brewed on 10/18/14. OG 1.066, but used 1lb C45 instead of 1.5 # Carastan (C35). Also, using Mangrove Jack's M44 US West Coast dry yeast as a substitute for WYeast Pac-Man.

    10 years ago
  • Haybrews

    FG for M44 was 1.08. ABV aprox 7.7%

    10 years ago

Recipe Facts

Lowell Life Ale
Helles Bock
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.066 OG
  • 1.015 FG
  • 30.6 IBU (brewgr) Bitterness
  • 0.46 BG:GU
  • 10.3° SRM Color
  • 70% Efficiency
  • 6.6% ABV Alcohol
  • 223 per 12oz Calories
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Helles Bock

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.064-1.072 / Your OG: 1.066
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.011-1.018 / Your FG: 1.015
IBU 0
120
IBU: 23-35 / Your IBU: 31
SRM 0
40
SRM: 6-11 / Your SRM: 10.3
ABV 0
14
ABV: 6.3-7.4 / Your ABV: 6.6
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.32-0.55 / Your BG:GU: 0.46

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