Martin's German Helles Exportbier Recipe Kit

This recipe kit is the easy on-ramp to all-grain brewing. This German Helles Exportbier recipe kit comes with every pre-measured ingredient you need to brew Martin's German Helles Exportbier, a 5-gallon all-grain batch, from grain to glass.

Exportbier is the beer of Dortmund, once Germany's brewing powerhouse. Built to survive shipping, it sits a little stronger and firmer than a Helles and a little less bitter than a pils, splitting the difference between Munich's malt and the north's hops. The classic examples take their character from Dortmund's hard, sulfate-rich water, which lends a distinctive minerally snap.

Expect a deep gold pour, a solid bready malt base, and a balanced bitterness that finishes clean and just slightly dry. At around 6 percent it carries more weight than most everyday lagers while staying smooth and composed. Once one of Germany's most-brewed styles, it has grown scarce, which is reason enough to keep it alive at home.

What's In The Kit

Your German Helles Exportbier recipe kit includes everything below, portioned and ready to brew. All you add is water.

Fermentables

• 8 lbs · Pilsner; German
• 2 lbs · Vienna Malt
• 1 lbs · Munich Malt - 10L

Hops

• 2 oz · Hallertauer Pellets (Boil, 60.0 min)
• 1 oz · Hallertauer Pellets (Boil, 10.0 min)
• 1 oz · Tettnang Pellets (Boil, 0.0 min)

Yeast

• German Lager (White Labs WLP830) → we include SafLager W-34/70 (German Lager)

Water treatment salts and any specialty extras are noted with the recipe.

Recipe At A Glance

A Note On Substitutions

We stock dry yeast only, so SafLager W-34/70 (German Lager) dry yeast stands in for the recipe's German Lager (White Labs WLP830).