Snake River Brewing Company: See You In Helles

(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)
OG = 1.048 FG = 1.010 IBU = 16   SRM = 3 ABV = 4.7%
This light colored German helles is full-bodied and lightly hopped.

Ingredients

9.5 lbs. (4.3 kg) Pilsner malt
3.75 AAU Crystal hop pellets (60 min.) (0.75 oz./21 g at 5% alpha acids)
1 AAU Tettnanger hop pellets (15 min.) (0.25 oz./7 g at 4% alpha acids)
1/2 tsp. yeast nutrient (15 min.)
White Labs WLP 830 (German Lager) or Wyeast 2124 (Bohemian Lager) yeast
3/4 cup (150 g) dextrose (if priming)

Step by Step

This is a single step infusion mash. Mix the crushed grain with 3.2 gallons (12 L) of low carbonate water at 168 °F (76 ° C) to stabilize at 152 °F (67 °C). Hold at this temperature for 60 minutes. Sparge slowly with 175 °F (79 °C) water. Collect approximately 6 gallons (23 L) of wort runoff to boil for 60 minutes. Add hops at times indicated. Cool the wort to 75 °F (24 °C). Pitch yeast and aerate the wort heavily. Allow the beer to cool over the next few hours to 65 °F (18 °C). When evidence of fermentation is apparent, drop the temperature to 52 °F (11 °C) and allow to ferment for 10 days. Transfer to a carboy, avoiding any splashing to prevent aerating the beer. Condition for 2 weeks at 42 °F (5 °C) and then bottle or keg.

Extract only option: Replace the Pilsner malt in the recipe with 6.6 lbs. (3 kg) Briess Pilsen liquid malt extract. Add the liquid malt extract to 5 gallons (19 L) of low carbonate water that has been heated to near boiling. Stir until all the extract has been dissolved. Bring to a boil and boil for 60 minutes adding hops at the times indicated. Follow the remaining portion of the all-grain recipe.