helles

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See also: Helles and ħelles

English

Etymology

From German Helles.

Noun

helles (countable and uncountable, plural helles)

  1. A type of lightly-hopped pale lager traditionally produced in southern Germany.
    • 2000, Horst D. Dornbusch, Bavarian Helles: History, Brewing Techniques, Recipes, Brewers Publications, →ISBN, page 2:
      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 ...
    • 2005, The New Brewer, volumes 22-23, page 32:
      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.
    • 2013, Tom Acitelli, The Audacity of Hops: The History of America's Craft Beer Revolution, Chicago Review Press, →ISBN:
      ... 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 ...
    • 2014, Corey Herschberger, Brew It!: 25 Great Recipes and Techniques to Brew at Home, Fox Chapel Publishing, →ISBN, page 83:
      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 […]

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Adjective

helles

  1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative neuter singular of helle

Middle English

Etymology 1

From helle +‎ -es (“plural ending”).

Noun

helles

  1. plural of helle

Etymology 2

From helle +‎ -es (“genitive ending”).

Proper noun

helles

  1. genitive of helle
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