Munich Helles Lager HomeBrewers Guide & Recipe

Munich Helles Lager HomeBrewers Guide & Recipe

Munich Helles Lager - 5.3%
Author: David Heath
Type: All Grain
IBU : 20 (Tinseth)
BU/GU : 0.41
Colour : 8 EBC

Original Gravity : 1.048
Final Gravity : 1.008

Batch Size : 21L / 5.5 US Gallons
Boil Time : 30 min
Mash Efficiency: 75%

Mash Profile
High fermentability plus mash out
65 °C/ 149 °F - 60 min - Temperature
75 °C/ 167 °F - 10 min - Mash Out

Fermentables
3.469 kg / 7.64 lbs - Pilsner Malt (83%)
251 g - / 8.8 oz Acidulated (6%)
209 g - / 7.37 oz Carapils/Carafoam (5%)
167 g / 5.89 oz - Vienna Malt (4%)
84 g / 2.96 oz - Melanoidin (2%)

Hops - Apply IBU as stated with your own hops

30 min Saaz (16.5 IBU)
5 min - Saaz (3 IBU)

Miscellaneous
15 min - Boil - 1 items - Yeast Nutrients
10 min - Boil - 1 items - Supermoss HB Five Star

Yeast
2 pkg - Fermentis Saflager Lager W-34/70

Fermentation Profile
Lager (Quick Method without pressure)
10 °C / 50°F - 5 days
13 °C / 55°F - 2 days
17 °C / 63°F - 1 day
19 °C / 66°F - 1 day
5 °C / 41°F - 21 days
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Introduction music:- Drink Beer (Till The Day That I Die) by Dazie Mae
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Introduction music:- Drink Beer (Till The Day That I Die) by Dazie Mae
Channel links:-

Introduction music:- Drink Beer (Till The Day That I Die) by Dazie Mae

[CM-effu]

As always.. thumbs up before watching. Never been disappointed. Thanks David!

[sketchyjoe]

Another classic from the world's finest beer youtuber. Keep it up David, you are a legend.

[adriansmith]

I am usually a Hop head, I decided I wanted to branch out and try my hand at something different, so it lead me to this recipe. Very very happy with the results, very thrist quenching and easy to drink. Can't wait for my Dad to try this one, as he doesn't like the "Fruity" Beers 🤣

[philcurtis]

Another helpful and inspiring video David. Really can’t thank you enough for what you do for the community. Cheers.

[psjasker]

Drinking one now put out by a local (VT) brewery (von Trapp). You NAILED it in the description

[bencops]

I brewed this. I just used the recipe and didn’t test my ph and I think there was too much acid malt for me but otherwise I can confirm it is delicious and refreshing

[ShortCircuitedBrewers]

Definitely a good recipe. I'm a big fan of the melanoiden malt for a little flavor and color. May have to brew this one up. I have 3 sachets of diamond in the fridge! 👍🍻

[Jamie-kglr]

Thank you so much for your work and dedication David

[gravlejs]

Great video! I’m trying to brew this beer this weekend.

[mrow]

Always a good day when you post a style guide. If you'd like a recommendation on what to for the next style video, how about some of the Bocks?

[johnmason]

Hey David, Just brewed a 10 Gal. batch of my version of a Helles. a bit different than yours, but I think with a similar goal. We'll see how I did in several weeks. 2 different pilsner malts-86.4%, 10.2% vienna, 2.5% munich, 1% melanoidin/honey malt. Mashed @ 154/167F, 90 min boil to express some mailard products I hope, 18 IBU composed of Helga for bittering, mix of sterling and spalter for flavor and aroma. Diamond lager pressure fermenting at 12 psi. Lagering to follow. Hope you and your wife have a great holiday season. Cheers!

[alanman]

Awesome video as always, I have total faith in your recipes so I will brew this for sure.

[lisacarruthers]

Great video David - would love to see a Festbier at some point too!

[PortlyGentleman]

Great job David video has made me thirsty enough to go day drinking at One of my favorite local breweries 🍻

[andrewsayers]

Thanks David literally brewing this! Looking forward to trying it 😋

[MrHernandezMarquez]

Uncanny, I planned to brew my Helles next week. Ditching my old recipe for yours. Cheers mate.

[simba]

I will be brewing this on Saturday using Saflager W-34/70 and fermenting under pressure, looking forward to tweaking my favourite beer style based on your recipe. This one I’ll do just like you have with the equivalent ingredients I’ve gotten my hands on here in Sweden. Cheers and thanks for sharing your tried and tested recipes, they are very good! 🍻😀👍

[espen]

I accidentally picked up Kölsch yeast when getting my ingredients for this recipe. Decided to try out and looking forward yo try it out 😊

[fdk]

I haven't thought about that 30 minute boiling to keep the malt flavors, I will try that next time.
I have a recipe prepared with 50% Munich light (Viking), 30% Pilsner Zero (Viking) and 20% Barke Vienna malt (Weyermann). I hope to use some saved WLP820 for that, if it's still good.

[graemeduane]

Would be great to revisit this recipe with new yeast strains.