Brewing a HELLES Lager on the CLAWHAMMER SUPPLY System | Grain to Glass | How to Dial In New Systems

That's right, there's yet another system in the apartment! This time I'm using Clawhammer Supply's 120V EBIAB system to brew with, and since its a new system for me I decided to brew a classic German Helles Lager on it to see what the efficiencies were like.
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Since its a manufactured system, if you happen to own this system or a similar one, you will be able to just copy and paste my recipes if you want to brew them, so I decided to also start building my water profile off of distilled water instead of my tap water. Again this should make it very easy to duplicate my brews going forward. The brew day was fantastic, the system is lovely and easy to use, and the Helles turned out great! I found myself wishing for a bit more richness and melanoidin character though, which is just a function of tweaking the grist a bit.
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Recipe for 5 gallons, your efficiency may vary:

"It's Been a Helles of a Year"

5.4% ABV 17 IBU

9 lb German Pilsner (87.8%)
1 lb Vienna Malt (9.6%)
0.25 lb Biscuit Malt (2.4%)

Mash at 150 F (65 C) for 90 min

Water (ppm): Ca: 45, Mg: 7, Na: 14, SO4: 67, Cl: 73, HCO3: 0
Add 2g Gypsum, 1g NaCl, 2g Epsom, 3g CaCl to 7.5 gal (28.3 L) of water

90 minute boil
60 min - 1.5 oz (42g) Hallertauer Mittlefruh (3.8% AA)

OG: 1.048

2 packets or 1 starter of Wyeast 2308 Munich Lager

Ferment at 40-50 F (4-10 C) for 2 weeks, raising to room temp for the last 3 days for diacetyl rest.
OR, ferment at room temperature under 5 PSI (0.34 bar) of pressure or 7-9 days.

FG: 1.007
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0:00 Intro and Welcome
4:37 Style Description and Approach
5:06 Recipe
7:04 Mash
10:12 Boil
14:06 Fermentation Plan and Yeast Pitch
18:19 Fermentation Follow-Up
20:14 Pour and Tasting
25:42 Potential Improvements
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