Heaven is Helles
Munich Helles • All Grain • 5.5 gal
First attempt at a Munich Helles. Turned out awesome! One of those beers you start drinking and next thing you know, your glass is empty. Didn't follow the hop boil times as listed on the recipe. Mashed @150 for 10 minutes, then increased to 158, held 15 minutes. .5 oz Tradition and .25 Tettnanger, boiled 30 min. Next, .25 oz Strisselspalt and .25 oz Tradition, boil 15 min. Add Wirfloc, .25 oz. Strisselspalt, .5 oz Tettnanger, boil 14 min. .5 oz Strisselspalt and .25 oz Tettnanger, boil 1 min. Primary fermentation @ 52, lager @ 32 after 1 week. Lagered 5 weeks. OG 1.054, FG 1.012. All hail Reinheitsgebot!
December 29, 2010 am 10:31am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- 8 lbs
Belgian Pils
Belgian Pils
Pilsner style malted barley grain.
- 3 lbs
American Munich
American Munich
Munich Dunkels. Adds color/nutty flavor. Sometimes called Aromatic.
- 1 lbs
American Vienna
American Vienna
Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.
- .25 lbs
Belgian Caravienne
Belgian Caravienne
Belgian light crystal malt. Used in lighter Abbey or Trappist style ales.
- 1 oz
Hallertauer Tradition - 5.8 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Hallertauer Tradition
Fine, 'Noble'.
- 1 oz
Tettnanger - 5.1 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 1 oz
Strisselspalter - 2.6 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Strisselspalter
French variety related to Hallertauer.
- .5 ea
Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - half tablet (omitted from calculations)
Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss)
Enhanced Irish Moss in convenient tablet form
-
White Labs WLP833 German Bock Lager
White Labs WLP833 German Bock Lager
From the alps of southern Bavaria, this yeast produces a beer that is well balanced between malt and hop character. The excellent malt profile makes it well suited for Bocks, Dopplebocks, and Oktoberfest style beers. Very versatile lager yeast, it is so w
Style (BJCP)
Category: 1 - Light Lager
Subcategory: D - Munich Helles
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.055 | 1.045 - 1.051 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.008 - 1.012 | |
| Color: | 9.8 SRM | 3 - 5 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.7% ABV | 4.7% - 5.4% | |
| Bitterness: | 36.5 IBU | 16 - 22 |
