Description

This all grain kit has been shared with us by the amazing Richard Williams following his victory at the National Homebrew Competition in Feb 2023. Richard came  “Best in Show” with this German Helles Exportbier and you can now also brew this recipe at home.

Richard is a much loved and respected member of the home brewing community in the UK. He runs a great YouTube Channel called “Dudes Brews” and is part of the team behind “The Hop Addition” Podcast.

This is a slightly more technical brew however it features a standard infusion mash for a simple brew day, you will need to ensure you pitch enough healthy yeast into the wort. You can learn all about growing yeast starters here

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Ingredients Included

Weyermann Floor Malted Bohemian Pilsner Malt
Weyermann Carahell
Weyermann Carapils

100g Saphir Hops

Optional Yeast Selection – Please review before you check out

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Method

Beer Style (main): European Lagers
Beer Style (sub): Munich-Style Helles
Batch Size: 20L
Original Gravity: 1.053
Final Gravity: 1.012
ABV %: 5.4
IBU: 34

THE MASH
Temperature °C: 66
Length (mins): 60
Out temp °C: 75
Out time (mins): 10

THE BOIL
Boil time (mins): 60mins

Additions and timing:

46 g (26 IBU) — Saphir 4.1% — First Wort
20 g (6 IBU) — Saphir 4.1% — Boil — 15 min
20 g (1 IBU) — Saphir 4.1% — Aroma — 20 min hopstand

Secondary additions and timing:

N/A

Yeast: Wyeast Labs 2124 Bohemian Lager – Starter Recommended To Achieve Cell Count of 403 billion cells
Fermentation temperature/steps: Primary — 12 °C — 7 days Primary — 14 °C — 2 days Primary — 16 °C — 2 days Primary — 18 °C — 2 days Primary — 20 °C — 1 days

Comments:

Water Profile

Ca2+ – 84
Mg2+ – 2
Na+ – 11
Cl- – 53
SO42- – 106
HCO3 – 62