Crow's Caw Kölsch

198 calories 19.8 g
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Dark Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.87 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: StormCrow Brewing
Calories: 198 calories (Per )
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per )
Created Tuesday February 1st 2022
1.060
1.014
6.0%
27.4
32.3
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb Avangard - Vienna5.5 lb Vienna 37.7 3.5 44%
4.50 lb Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner4.5 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 36.3 1.9 36%
1 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I1 lb Munich Type I 38 6 8%
0.50 lb Weyermann - CaraAroma0.5 lb CaraAroma 36 140 4%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Carafa I0.5 lb Carafa I 32 340 4%
0.25 lb Briess - Blackprinz Malt0.25 lb Blackprinz Malt 25 500 2%
0.25 lb Briess - Chocolate0.25 lb Chocolate 25 350 2%
12.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 12 Boil 60 min 24.93 33.3%
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Hallertau (Mittelfruh)1 oz Hallertau (Mittelfruh) Hops Pellet 3.6 Boil 5 min 2.43 66.7%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.5 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
1 gal Sparge -- 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.20 g Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
3 g Citric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - Kolsch II OYL-044
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 107 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 23.72 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Original malts were Sugarfoot Sue (Vienna) and Whisper Sister (Pilsner) from Gateway Malting, https://gatewaymalt.com/
Thanks to StormCrow Brewing for the recipe.
Gonna give OYL-044 a try. Supposed to be like WLP-029... we'll see.
Didn't have black malt, got black prinz, same Lovibond
didn't see Dark Chocolate, got briess chocolate.

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Last Updated: 2022-04-22 20:47 UTC

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