helles
Syllables: hell·es/ˈhɛl.əs/
helles noun: a type of lightly-hopped pale lager traditionally produced in southern Germany.
Noun
helles (countable and uncountable, plural helles)
- A type of lightly-hopped pale lager traditionally produced in southern Germany.
- 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 ...2000, Horst D. Dornbusch, Bavarian Helles: History, Brewing Techniques, Recipes, Brewers Publications, →ISBN, page 2
- 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.2005, The New Brewer, volumes 22-23, page 32
Forms of helles
| plural | helles |
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Origin of helles
From German Helles.
Words that rhyme with helles
Questions about helles
- What does helles mean?
- Helles means a type of lightly-hopped pale lager traditionally produced in southern Germany.
- What part of speech is helles?
- Helles is a noun.
- How do you pronounce helles?
- Helles is pronounced /ˈhɛl.əs/.
- What is the plural of helles?
- The plural of helles is helles.
Words near helles in the dictionary
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