Falter | Munich Helles | BeerCo All Grain Brewers Recipe Kit

Even if I fall I will never Falter! Our Falter Munich Helles is for those who rise to the challenge rather than fall into Hell when it comes to Brewing Happy a classic style.  The Munich Helles is an elegant German pale lager, first brewed in 1894 by Munich's Spaten Brewery to directly compete with the popular, paler Bohemian Pilsner. Its name, meaning "light" or "pale," distinguishes it from the traditional dark Munich Dunkel. This style is characterized by a brilliant golden color, a soft, rounded, and distinctly bready-sweet malt profile, and a low but clean noble hop bitterness.  Brewed for high clarity, supreme cleanliness, and sessionability, our Falter Munich Helles will be your quintessential, everyday drinking beer of Bavaria.  So, what are you waiting for? Even if you fall you will never Falter! Time to Get Your Falter Munich Helles brewing on!

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This recipe has been compiled by Dermott at BeerCo.com.au - Enjoy Responsibly as Always! Please send us your feedback to feedback@beerco.com.au

Vital Stats:

Batch & Boil

• Batch Size: 23 L US 6 Gallon
• Boil Time: 90 min

Properties

• OG 1.047
• FG 1.009
• IBU 20
• ABV 5%
• Colour 7.5 EBC
• Balance - 0.42 BU/GU

Malt

Hops

Yeast

Dry | Fermentis by LeSaffre

• Fermentis by Lesaffre | SafLager™ W‑34/70 Yeast 11.5g Sachets x 2

Liquid | Bluestone Yeast

• BSY-L002 Freiberg Bluestone Yeast Pitch x 1

Mash Brewing Aids (Optional) / Water Adjustment:

Based on a typical Melbourne Water Profile from City West Water default profile:

• 3g of Calcium Chloride
• 0.8mL of Phosphoric Acid 85% into the Mash Water to target pH 5.3

Method:

1. Mash Water Prep: - Optional: Add 3g each of Calcium Chloride and 0.8mL of Phosphoric Acid to the mash water.
2. Mill the grains and dough-in targeting a mash of around 3 L of water to 1Kg of grain (a liquor-to-grist ratio of about 3:1 by weight) and a temperature of 66 °C.  Allowing 2L water for a false bottom on your mash tun approx. 17L of adjusted mash water.
3. Hold the mash at 66 °C until enzymatic conversion is complete, which may take 60 to 90 minutes at this temperature.
4. Infuse the mash with near-boiling water while stirring or with a recirculating mash system raise the temperature to mash out at 76 °C.
5. Sparge slowly with approx 14-15L of pre-heated sparge water at around 77°C filling your kettle to your normal pre-boil level of approx. 6.5 gallons or 25L if doing a 60 mins boil (add a litre if doing a full 90 min boil as prescribed).  
6. Boil - vigorous boil for 90 mins if time permits with first hop additions at 60 mins - 30g of Hallertauer Mittelfrüher for firm bittering.  Add another 30g of Hallertauer Mittelfrüher with 15 minutes left on the boil.
7. Fining and Yeast Nutrient Addition: Optional: 10 mins remaining on the boil add a tablet of Deltafloc (Whirlfloc) and 1 tablet of servomyces yeast nutrient.
8. Third Hop Addition: With 5 mins remaining on the boil add another 30g of Hallertauer Mittelfrüher.
9. After the boil, allow the wort to cool to 75°C , then crash cool to 7°C. Oxygenate and pitch yeast, allowing a free rise to 10°C. Hold at 10°C until 75 percent attenuation (4–5 days), then bump to 16°C for a diacetyl rest. 
10. Fast Ferment Lager Option: After 5 days at 12°C raise to 15°C for 2 days then 17°C for 1 day then 18°C for 1 day before cold crashing to 2-4 °C for 5 days.
11. Longer Lager Fermentation Option: First 5-7 days at 10°C then raise to 16°C for 5-7 more days until fully attenuated (two days stable hydrometer reading).
12. Conditioning - When the beer reaches final gravity (10–14 days), crash to 1°C, rack, and keg at 2.6 volumes of CO2, then lager for 6–8 weeks.
    
13. Lagering - To Lager is to Store Cold and the longer you Lager or store cold the more your Falter | Munich Helles will clear and crystalise and mellow and round out in terms of flavour.  Of course if you love fresh as beer you can try a shorter 2 weeks cold conditioning possibly combined with carbonation if your keg!  Remember to toast Prost! with your friends and family when you enjoy responsibly! cheers!

Songs to Enjoy while Brewing Falter | Munich Helles:

• Falter by Acopia, 2025

Further Reading and Knowledge on Brewing a Munich Helles:

• Munich Helles | Style Profile | BYO Magazine | Jamil Zainasheff
• Give ’em Helles: A Look at Homebrewing German Helles Lager | AHA

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What’s in the box:

*Indicates items included only with specific variants.