LagerLight Lager

Munich Helles

Malty but fully attenuated. Unlike Pilsner but like its cousin, Munich Dunkel, Helles is a malt-accentuated beer that is not overly sweet, but rather focuses on malt flavor with underlying hop bitterness in a supporting role.

Alcohol
4.7 - 5.4% ABV
3.7 - 4.3% ABW
IBU
16 - 22
International Bitterness Units
Color
3 - 5 SRM
6 - 10 EBC
Gravity
OG: 1.045 - 1.051
FG: 1.008 - 1.012

Appearance & Mouthfeel

Color
Medium yellow to pale gold, clear, with a creamy white head.
Clarity
Medium yellow to pale gold, clear, with a creamy white head.
Body
Medium body, medium carbonation, smooth maltiness with no trace of astringency.

Aroma & Flavor

Malt
Grain and sweet, clean malt aromas predominate. May also have a very light noble hop aroma, and a low background note of DMS (from pils malt). No esters or diacetyl. Slightly sweet, malty profile. Grain and malt flavors predominate, with a low to medium-low hop bitterness that partially offsets the malty palate. Very slight hop flavor acceptable. Finish and aftertaste remain malty. Clean, no fruity esters, no diacetyl.

Technical Specs (Plato)

Original Gravity11.2 - 12.6 °P
Final Gravity2.1 - 3.1 °P