Helles

On the other hand, the brewing and fermentation processes that turn these straightforward materials into a helles are complex and very precise— brewing a helles is pure haute école. Some of the more robust beers can be somewhat forgiving ...

I never re-pitch yeast into a helles. Only when I make bock, which is more robust, will I pitch yeast out of another fermenter.

... which Bennewitz discovered were all the rage in the nascent craft beer movement (ales would have taken significantly less time to make); and the lagers they did brew, including a helles, a schwarzbier (or dark lager), and a pilsner, were not ...

Similar in flavor to a pilsner, helles are usually a little bit sweeter and drier in finish, as well as slightly maltier. They are not heavily hopped, instead focusing on barley flavors and mild, bready notes. CraftBeer.com calls the helles a […]