Ham’s Sunfest Münchner-Style Helles clone
Sunfest Münchner-Style Helles clone (Ham’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, North Carolina)
(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.053 FG = 1.013 IBU = 15 SRM = 7 ABV = 5.1% Ingredients 9.0 lbs. (4.1 kg) 2-row Pilsner malt 0.5 lbs. (0.23 kg) Munich malt (10 °L) 0.5 lbs. (0.23 kg) Munich malt (20 °L) 1.0 lbs. (0.45 kg) Carapils® malt 1 AAU Magnum hops (75 min.) (0.07 oz./2.0 g of 14% alpha acids) 1 AAU Perle hops (75 min.) (0.13 oz./3.5 g of 8% alpha acids) 2.75 AAU Perle hops (20 min.) (0.34 oz./9.6 g of 8% alpha acids) 1.25 AAU Mt. Hood hops (5 min.) German lager yeast 1 cup corn sugar (for priming) Step by Step Mash at approximately 154 °F (68 °C) for 60 minutes. Vorlauf until wort clarity is acceptable. Boil for 90 minutes. Pitch a fairly malty lager yeast strain at approximately 48 °F (8.8 °C). Allow to free rise to 52 °F (11 °C) during fermentation. At approximately 58% attenuation, allow temp to rise to 55 °F (13 °C). Once terminal gravity is reached, cool 3 °F (1.5 °C)/day to 36 °F (2.2 °C). Allow to cold condition for a least three weeks. Extract with grains option: Omit Pilsner malt. Add 2.0 lbs. (0.91 kg) light dried malt extract at beginning of boil and 4.0 lbs. (1.8 kg) light liquid malt extract as a late addition.
