Munich Helles

Munich Helles is an German Lager beer style. It typically presents as pale to gold. 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 aroma is not present to low. Hop ﬂavor is very low to low, derived from noble-type hops.

Notes: Many beer brands known as Austrian-Style Maerzen are nearly indistinguishable from Munich-Style Helles and are appropriately categorized here.

ABV: 4.8%-5.6%
IBU: 18-25
COLOR / SRM SCALE: 4-5.5
OG: 1.044-1.050
FG: 1.008-1.012

Alcohol & Bitterness

ABV:4.8%-5.6%

ABW:3.8%-4.4%

IBU:18-25

Perceived Bitterness:

Low, derived from European noble-type hops.

Color & Appearance

Color:

Pale to gold

SRM:4-5.5

EBC:8-11

Clarity:

Appearance should be clear. Chill haze should not be present

Gravity & Body

Original Gravity:1.044-1.050

Original Gravity °P:11-12.4

Final Gravity:1.008-1.012

Final Gravity °P:2.1-3.1

Body:

Medium

Flavor Profiles

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.

Fermentation Character:

Fruity esters, DMS and diacetyl should not be present. A very low level of sulfur attributes may be present in balance with other attributes.

Style info provided entirely or in part by the Brewers Association beer style guidelines.

No beers have been reviewed in this style.