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Recipe: Good Word Riding Bikes in Munich Helles

On his two-vessel brewhouse in Duluth, Georgia, Good Word owner-brewer Todd DiMatteo hand-lugs buckets full of mash to make his decoction happen for their house helles—a process that he says is worth the effort.

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This recipe from Good Word Brewing & Public House owner-brewer Todd DiMatteo includes a multistep mash and single decoction that should be possible for brewers at any scale to follow—but he also outlines a simpler version in the notes.

“Our house helles was inspired by a trip to Munich a few years back, when my wife and I toured around on bikes,” DiMatteo says. “Pit stops were made where much helles was consumed. Delicate, simple, and delicious.”

ALL-GRAIN

Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.045 (11.2°P)
FG: 1.009 (2.3°P)
IBUs: 17
ABV: 4.7%

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