Anyone brew any of these?
I’m I retested in the Bock and Helles in particular.
If you are brewing to RHG, no.
If you want to homebrew free of RHG, go for it.
Their Munich Helles might be a tasty beer but it’s not a Munich Helles. If you aren’t trying to brew a Munich Helles then I say go for it.
German style lager inspired by Munich Helles may have been better?
They list it as a Maibock in the recipe menu then a Helles in the PDF. Semantics gaff I’m sure.
Who knows. Just looking to see if anyone has brewed them is all.
Maibock sounds more likely
Regardless of its German purity, the “Helles” looks as though it would be pretty tasty. I’m looking to do a lager run if the temps ever drop here in Central NY.
Here in MI we will have just about the coldest of the winter this weekend. Hope it heads your way.
If the lager Gods deem my swath of land North of Syracuse worthy, I shall breweth.
Maibock is Munich Helles, and Munich Helles is Maibock, am I wrong?
Totally different styles. Helles has an OG of ~ 1.048 where Maibock is much more malty and can be 1.070 OG or a tad over.
So there is a Helles Bock / Maibock OG starting at 1.064-1.072 and a Munich Helles Lager starting at 1.048-1.051. Confusion solved. That sucks, I totally thought Helles Bock was Munich Helles. I need to keep reading up in German beers, so I can sort this shit out.
The word ‘helles’ just means pale, so a helles/mai bock is simply a pale bock, as opposed to darker standard and dopple bocks. And a Munich Helles is just a pale, average strength lager.
Edit - Can be confusing.
My Helles is generally a little Bocked up.
There are also Export strength Helles, but those are only a little stronger, say 1.056 OG vs 1.048.
And its a far more enjoyable style in my opinion
I believe Munich Helles exists for two reasons. 1. Mandatory liter while visiting Munich. 2. As a challenge for brewers, a style to hone your skills on.
- THE Pilsner malt showcase.
It sells really well in Munich, another reason.
I lean towards the Helles one might find in Bambarg or Regensberg, definitely a hop aroma, some hop flavor. Not a Pils by any means, but more than an inkling of hops.