Munich Helles Recipe - Craft Helles-Saison Split Batch

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Craft Helles-Saison Split Batch

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All Grain
8 Gallon(s)
10 Gallon(s)
80 min
77%
Brewed 8/8/20 Stepmash using fresh Dark Cloud Pilsner malt (that I thought was slightly under-modified). Protein rest at 136-38* for 30 mins, sacc rest at 147-149* for an hour. Added 8ml of LA to mash and another 6 or 8 ml to the sparge, but the pH was staying up near 5.6. Added another 6ml and got it down to 5.2-5.25 during the boil. Very restrained hopping with 2018 Hallertau from Stein. OG = 1.047-48 Could only get it down to 90-92* due to the heat, so chilled overnight in the freezer. Got down to 58-60* the next day and pitched a thick slurry of WLP820 Oktoberfest. Split off 2.5-3 gallons that got the saison yeast from Georgia. Both were very slow to start with the Saison only picking up after 36 hours. The lager never took off, and I had to add a packet of S23 at 58-60 hours in.... S23 took a while to get going as well, but it finally took off Thursday morning (after a Sunday AM pitch). It took 4 days to get going, but I didn't smell any off flavors at any point. Started fermenting at 54*, dropped to 50-52* for a day or two, then bumped it up to 56-58* for two weeks while we were in Ohio. Dumped the Kolsch before it (into a sour carboy) and ended up putting this on tap sooner than expected. Only lagered for a week or so, but it then sat in the kegerator for another few weeks before we really started drinking it. Started with a lot of sulfur that calmed down as it clarified.

Fermentables

98% - Pilsner - US
14
34
2
Mash
2% - Munich Dark - CA
0.25
34
30
Mash

Hops

Hallertauer Mittelfrüh
1.5
Pellet
Boil
75 min(s)
3
12.5
Hallertauer Mittelfrüh
1.5
Pellet
Boil
40 min(s)
3
10.5

Yeast

White Labs Oktoberfest/Märzen WLP820
74%

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Recipe Facts

Craft Helles-Saison Split Batch
Munich Helles
  • 8.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 10.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 80  min Boil Time
  • 1.047 OG
  • 1.012 FG
  • 23.0 IBU (brewgr) Bitterness
  • 0.49 BG:GU
  • 4.2° SRM Color
  • 77% Efficiency
  • 4.5% ABV Alcohol
  • 155 per 12oz Calories
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