A craft beer brewing kit that fits just about any homebrew setup. This Helles Bock recipe kit comes with every pre-measured ingredient you need to brew Martin's Helles Bock, a 5-gallon all-grain batch, from grain to glass.

Helles Bock, also called Maibock, is the pale, strong lager of Bavarian spring. Where a traditional bock is dark and heavy, this version keeps the same warming strength but strips back the color, landing pale gold to light amber with a clean, malty punch. It was historically tapped in May, a stronger beer to mark the turn of the season.

The malt leads throughout: bready, lightly toasted, with a hint of the alcohol showing through at over 7 percent. Hopping is moderate, enough to keep the sweetness from running away, and the finish stays cleaner and drier than the beer's size would suggest. It is a bock for people who want the strength without the dark-malt weight.

What's In The Kit

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

Fermentables

• 6 lbs · Pilsner; German
• 5 lbs · Maris Otter
• 3 lbs · Munich Malt - 10L

Hops

• 2 oz · Hallertauer Pellets (Boil, 60.0 min)
• 1 oz · Hallertauer Pellets (Boil, 15.0 min)

Yeast

• 2 packets · 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).