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One Helles of a Beer

One Helles of a Beer

Munich Helles • Partial Mash • 5.25 gal

1HoppyDad

2015 Helles

January 12, 2015  08:46pm

4.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (Partial Mash5.25 gal)

  • 0.5 lbs Cara-Pils® Malt;Briess

    Cara-Pils® Malt;Briess

    Characteristics & Applications: • The endosperm is completely glassy and will appear to be darker than standard Brewers Malt. • Carapils® is a very unique dextrine-style malt that adds body, foam retention, and beer stability without influencing color or flavor. • Use to upgrade all types of beer, including light colored beers. • The non-fermentables in Carapils® are very advantageous in balancing body and flavor of dark colored beers. • May be used with or without other specialty malts. • Low usage of 1-5% will help achieve desired results. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • 1.25 lbs Vienna Malt;Durst

    Vienna Malt;Durst

    Uses (beers): Lagers: Oktoberfestbier, Märzen, Mai-Bock, Lager ; Ales: Dark, Stout.

  • 3 lbs CBW® Pilsen Light Powder (Dry Malt Extract);Briess

    CBW® Pilsen Light Powder (Dry Malt Extract);Briess

    Neutral to subtle flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • CBW® Pilsen Light is a liquid, 100% pure malted barley extract made from 100% Briess malts and water. It is the lightest pure malted barley extract available and produces a very crisp, clear wort. • CBW® Pilsen Light can be used in the production of all extract beer styles and to adjust the color, flavor and gravity of all grain beers. • Advantages of using extract in a brewhouse include: o Save time. o Increase capacity/boost productivity. o Extends the brew size by adding malt solids to the wort. o Boost gravity. o Adjust color. o Improve body and head retention. • Briess Malt & Ingredients Company is the only vertically integrated malting company in North America. That means we make our pure malt extracts from our own malt so you are assured of receiving only the fullest flavored, freshest, pure malt extracts for top brewhouse performance.

  • 3.3 lbs CBW® Pilsen Light Liquid (Malt Extract);Briess

    CBW® Pilsen Light Liquid (Malt Extract);Briess

    Neutral to subtle flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • CBW® Pilsen Light is a liquid, 100% pure malted barley extract made from 100% Briess malts and water. It is the lightest pure malted barley extract available and produces a very crisp, clear wort. • CBW® Pilsen Light can be used in the production of all extract beer styles and to adjust the color, flavor and gravity of all grain beers. • Advantages of using extract in a brewhouse include: o Save time. o Increase capacity/boost productivity. o Extends the brew size by adding malt solids to the wort. o Boost gravity. o Adjust color. o Improve body and head retention. • Briess Malt & Ingredients Company is the only vertically integrated malting company in North America. That means we make our pure malt extracts from our own malt so you are assured of receiving only the fullest flavored, freshest, pure malt extracts for top brewhouse performance.

  • 1 oz Hallertauer Mittelfrüher -4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Hallertauer Mittelfrüher

    Fine, 'Noble'.

  • 0.50 oz Tettnanger -4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 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

Mash Vienna and Cara-Pils in 1 gallon water at 152F for 60 min or until converted. Top off to 2.5 gallons and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add DME. Follow 60 minute hop schedule. Add LME during the last 15 minutes of the boil. Pitched with 1/2 gallon starter that was on a stir plate for 3 days at 62F. Fermentation started within 2 hrs. Lower temp to 55F and hold for 7 days. D-rest for 3 days. Slowly lower back to 55F for a couple days then transfer and lager for 30 days or more if you can keep your mind off of it. Beautiful beer for the icy winter ahead. Cheers!

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: 3.4 SRM 3 -5
Alcohol: 5.8% ABV 4.7% -5.4%
Bitterness: 22.8 IBU 16 -22

Discussion

1HoppyDad

update

2016-01-16 5:55pm

This turned out to be a great Helles, but I prefer my HAMMS Munich Helles clone. Temperature control is very important when fermenting lagers. I think I had too big of a swing during aging and it didn't turn out as clean as I was expecting. I would brew this beer again but would increase my D-rest to ensure DMS elimination and will wait until I am finished with my fermentation keezer is complete.

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