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165 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.9 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday August 21st 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb German - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner8 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.8 82.2%
1.30 lb Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter1.3 lb Finest Maris Otter 38 3 13.4%
7 oz Weyermann - Munich Dark 7 oz Munich Dark 37 10 4.5%
9.74 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - MT Hood1 oz MT Hood Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 15.05 50%
0.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - German Tettnang0.5 oz German Tettnang Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 60 min 7.34 25%
0.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - German Tettnang0.5 oz German Tettnang Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 10 min 2.66 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.73 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.95 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1.10 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.93 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1.83 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.88 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
0.20 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.54 g Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1.50 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Distilled
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 10 5 45 105 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.66 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
4.95 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.65 14.6  
Mash volume with grains 4.43 17.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.22 -4.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.89 g | 19.6 qt) 5.72 22.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.9 31.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.37 37.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Version 2.0

  • only had 7 oz Dark Munich..Substituted with 5 oz of Marris.
  • AA on hops was exceptionally low:

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