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Azorean Brewer's 848 Helles
Munich Helles • All Grain • 5 gal
Perfect Helles, noble to the end. Just remember 8's and 4's.
February 19, 2005 11:52am
4.0/5.0 1 rating
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 8.8 lbs
American 2-row
American 2-row
Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt
- .8 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- .4 lbs
German Vienna
German Vienna
Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.
- .4 lbs
Midwest Wheat Malt
Midwest Wheat Malt
Light flavor and creamy head. For American weizenbier, weissbier and dunkelweiss.
- .8 oz
Hallertauer Hersbrucker -4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Hallertauer Hersbrucker
Mild to strong. 'Noble'.
- .4 oz
Tettnanger -4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- .8 oz
Saaz -4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
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White LabsWLP830German Lager
White LabsWLP830German Lager
This yeast is one of the most widely used lager yeasts in the world. Very malty and clean, great for all German lagers, pilsner, oktoberfest, and marzen.
Notes
After reading "Baravian Helles" book by Horst Dornbusch, I concocted this easy recipe. All you have to remember is 8's and 4's thus "848 Helles". Step mash 30 minutes at 122F, 15 minutes at 146F, 30 minutes at 156F. Mash out with 170F and sparge. IMPORTANT: note on the hops. When I am brewing a noble German beer, I use a German hop blend for all additions, (Bittering, Flavor, Aroma) and this blend consists of equal parts of N. Brewer, Saaz, Hallertau, Tettnanger, and Spalt. I find it gives off a much more complex flavor. That is why all of the AA% are the same, it is an average of the above.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 1 -Light Lager
Subcategory: D -Munich Helles
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.051 | 1.045 -1.051 |  |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.010 | 1.008 -1.012 | |
| Color: | 4.8 SRM | 3 -5 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.3% ABV | 4.7% -5.4% | |
| Bitterness: | 21.2 IBU | 16 -22 | |
Discussion
I am making this Sunday 2-20-2005
2005-02-19 6:14pm
I'll post the results as soon as they are available.
Still lagering
2005-04-15 6:00am
I am still lagering this one ... give it a few more weeks ...
Awesome Helles
2005-05-24 9:25pm
Well, after painstakingly researching, reading, concocting and brewing this recipe, it turned out great. I now have a great German lager as my house Helles. I highly recommend brewing this ... It's wonderfully satifying.
Great German Brew, it's a must make
2007-05-30 9:20pm
This is really great beer ... if you love german beers make this one ... I have completely researched and formulated to 100% of required target, no experimenting here just good beer. Paul.
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