German Lagers: Munich Helles
Notes: Many beer brands known as Austrian-Style Maerzen are nearly indistinguishable from Munich-Style Helles and are appropriately categorized here.
- Color: Pale to gold
- Clarity: Appearance should be clear. Chill haze should not be present
- Malt Profile: Malt aroma and flavor are pronounced. Low levels of yeast-produced sulfur aromas and flavors may be present. Malt character is sometimes bready and suggestive of lightly toasted malted barley. There should be no caramel character.
- Hop Profile: Hop aroma is not present to low. Hop flavor is very low to low, derived from noble-type hops.
- Bitterness: Low, derived from European noble-type hops.
- Fermentation: Fruity esters, DMS and diacetyl should not be present. A very low level of sulfur attributes may be present in balance with other attributes.
- Body: Medium
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ABV:
4.8%-5.6%
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ABW:
3.8%-4.4%
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IBU:
18-25
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Color (SRM):
4-5.5
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Color (EBC):
8-11
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Original Gravity:
1.044-1.050
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Original Gravity °P:
11-12.4
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Final Gravity:
1.008-1.012
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Final Gravity °P:
2.1-3.1
Style info provided entirely or in part by the Brewers Association 2021 beer style guidelines.