Munich Helles in 1902

To go with yesterday’s post, here’s one about fat old Dunkles’ slim blond younger brother. Helles.

It’s going to be a compare and contrast exercise. Which is always fun.

Let’s start with OG. 13.52º for Dunkles, 12.35º for Helles. What’s interesting, is that the average ABV of Helles is an eensie weensie bit higher – 4.65% compared to 4.62%. No surprise than that the rate of attenuation is higher for Helles.

Quite a lot more dextrin in the Dunkles: 3.22% to 2.26%. No shock there either, I guess.

Neither that Helles was much paler on average, 9.1 to 30. Though both styles had a difference of about 100% between the palest and darkest examples.

That’s me done. Free day tomorrow. And Abt to drink this evening.

Munich Helles in September 1902
FG	OG	extract	ABV	maltose	dextrin	lactic acid	real atten-uation	colour
1015.6	12.63	5.64	4.60	2.16	2.16	0.18	55.34	9
1012.5	11.89	4.87	4.60	1.17	2.09	0.16	59	6.5
1015.7	12.35	5.6	4.43	1.9	2.15	0.19	54.66	10
1014.8	12.96	5.52	4.42	1.5	2.42	0.17	54.98	11.6
1012	12.14	4.82	4.80	1.01	2.47	0.14	60.29	7.5
1017.1	13.17	5.99	4.80	1.96	2.51	0.19	54.52	10
1014.8	12.48	5.35	4.69	1.95	2.12	0.19	57.13	12.6
1016.1	12.64	5.72	4.55	1.1	3.23	0.17	54.75	10.6
1010.2	12.23	4.87	5.16	0.99	2.14	0.17	64.27	7.5
1011.4	11.78	4.57	4.71	1.26	1.88	0.18	61.21	8
1015.2	12.33	5.5	4.48	1.72	2.44	0.15	55.39	10
1016.2	11.81	5.6	4.06	2.16	2.09	0.16	52.58	8
1012.4	12.96	5	5.25	1.34	2.16	0.19	61.42	9.6
1014.3	12.81	5.47	4.89	1.95	2.12	0.16	57.3	8.5
1013.2	11.74	5.05	4.43	1.96	1.91	0.14	56.99	8
highest	13.17	5.99	5.25	2.16	3.28	0.19	64.27	12.5
lowest	11.74	4.37	4.06	1.01	1.88	0.14	52.58	6.5
average	12.35	5.27	4.65	1.61	2.26	0.17	57.32	9.1
Source:
Bayerisches Brauer-Journal issue 49, December 1902, page 353.