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Where the Kolsch are you?

166 calories 19 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 14 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 16 gallons
Post Boil Size: 14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: GPS Beer Works
Hop Utilization: 94%
Calories: 166 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday June 5th 2020
1.050
1.015
4.6%
31.6
4.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb Briess - Bonlander Munich1 lb Bonlander Munich 36 10 4%
1 lb American - Wheat1 lb Wheat 38 1.8 4%
16 lb Blacklands - US - Blacklands - Pale 2-Row16 lb US - Blacklands - Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 64%
7 lb Blacklands - US - Blacklands - Pale Ale7 lb US - Blacklands - Pale Ale 37 3.6 28%
25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh3 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 30 min 11.71 46.2%
3.50 oz Hallertau Blanc3.5 oz Hallertau Blanc Hops Pellet 10 Boil 12 min 19.88 53.8%
6.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Northwest Ale 1332
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 230 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
9.4 gal Strike 161 °F 152 °F 60 min
11 gal Fly Sparge 180 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 85 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 15.74 gal (62.98 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 3.74 gal (14.98 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 9.38 37.5  
Mash volume with grains 11.38 45.5  
Grain absorption losses -3.13 -12.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.74 g | 39 qt) 10 40  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 15.74 g | 63 qt) 16 64  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.24 -1  
Post boil Volume 14 56  
Going into fermentor 14 56  
Total: 19.38 77.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Where the Kolsch are you?" Kölsch beer recipe by GPS Beer Works. All Grain, ABV 4.58%, IBU 31.59, SRM 4.31, Fermentables: (Bonlander Munich, Wheat, US - Blacklands - Pale 2-Row, US - Blacklands - Pale Ale) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh, Hallertau Blanc) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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