Helles Yeah (Munich Helles)

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Bobby_M

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Location
Whitehouse Station, NJ
Recipe Type
All Grain
Yeast
WLP-830
Yeast Starter
no
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter
slurry only
Batch Size (Gallons)
5.75
Original Gravity
1.051
Final Gravity
1.012
Boiling Time (Minutes)
90
IBU
20
Color
4.73 SRM
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
14 @ 52F
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
14 @ 34F
Additional Fermentation
In the keg at 40F now
Helles Yeah (25)
1-D Munich Helles Date: 5/24/08


Size: 5.75 gal
Efficiency: 88.0%
Attenuation: 77.0%
Calories: 168.63 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.051 (1.045 - 1.051)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.012 (1.008 - 1.012)
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Color: 4.73 (3.0 - 5.0)
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Alcohol: 5.13% (4.7% - 5.4%)
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Bitterness: 20.5 (16.0 - 22.0)
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Ingredients:
8.5 lb Pilsner Malt
0.75 lb Vienna Malt
0.25 lb Belgian Aromatic
.25 lb White Wheat Malt
1.25 oz Tettnanger (4.2%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min


Schedule:
Ambient Air: 70.0 °F
Source Water: 60.0 °F
Elevation: 0.0 m

00:17:54 Mash In - Liquor: 3.08 gal; Strike: 164.46 °F; Target: 152 °F
01:17:54 Sac Rest - Rest: 60 min; Final: 152.0 °F
01:27:54 Batch Sparge - First Runnings: 0.0 gal sparge @ 151.7 °F, 1.16 gal collected, 0.0 min; Batch 1: 2.86 gal sparge @ 180 °F, 2.9 gal collected, 5 min; Batch 2: 3.09 gal sparge @ 180 °F, 3.12 gal collected, 5 min; Total Runoff: 7.37 gal


Notes
5.75 gallons into the fermenter, left about a quart in the kettle and in tubing. 92% mash/lauter efficiency, Brewhouse Efficiency was 88%.
Pitched 830 slurry from Keith Seguine's Schwartzbier. Fermentation kicked off in 13 hours at about 58F. Reduced to 52F after a few hours.
6/1 tested SG at 1.012, raised controller to 56F and will rack to secondary and begin lagering next weekend.

Racked to keg on 6/21 and the intial tasting was wonderful. Floral aroma and very smooth malty flavor. I can't wait for this thing to age. No diacetyl detected at all, no DMS.
 
Oh sorry. It's in the notes but not obvious... It was a WLP830 German Lager slurry that a buddy of mine got from a brewpub in the area. I can't be sure it's not a house-mutated version of the original strain or not but it fermented hard and clean with no diacytel. I want to do a Pils sooner than later to keep the slurry fresh.
 
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