Munich Helles – Homebrew Recipe

June 22, 2022 Jesse

I had recently decided to try my hand at making lager beers. Not just any kind of lagers, pressure fermented lagers. I had used this method recently to make a Maibock and it turned out pretty good. At least I was told by the other members of my homebrew club that participated in the Mastermind brew. If I could crack that nut, it would open up a whole new world for me in terms of what types of beer I could make. Armed with a sense of experimentation and buoyed by recent success, I thought I try making a Munich Helles. This wasn’t my first whack at a Helles, but it was the first time using pressure fermentation so I figured I’d try out a new recipe.

Recipe Details

Batch Size	Boil Time	IBU	SRM	Est. OG	Est. FG	ABV
4.5 gal	60 min	17.9	3.4 SRM	1.045	1.006	5.12 %

Fermentables

Name	Amount	%
Pilsner	7 lbs	94.92
Bonlander Munich Malt 10L	6 oz	5.08

Hops

Name	Amount	Time	Use	Form	Alpha %
Hallertauer Mittelfrueh	1.2 oz	60 min	Boil	Pellet	4.2
Hallertauer Mittelfrueh	0.5 oz	15 min	Boil	Pellet	4.2

Miscs

Name	Amount	Use	Type
Baking Soda (NaHCO3)	0.11 g	Mash	Water Agent
Calcium Chloride (CaCl2)	1.48 g	Mash	Water Agent
Canning Salt (NaCl)	0.08 g	Mash	Water Agent
Epsom Salt (MgSO4)	0.57 g	Mash	Water Agent
Gypsum (CaSO4)	0.72 g	Mash	Water Agent
Lactic Acid	3.5 ml	Mash	Water Agent
Baking Soda (NaHCO3)	0.18 g	Sparge	Water Agent
Calcium Chloride (CaCl2)	2.43 g	Sparge	Water Agent
Canning Salt (NaCl)	0.13 g	Sparge	Water Agent
Epsom Salt (MgSO4)	0.94 g	Sparge	Water Agent
Gypsum (CaSO4)	1.18 g	Sparge	Water Agent