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Kolsch

158 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.21 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.09 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Rob
Hop Utilization: 80%
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday June 25th 2021
1.048
1.011
4.8%
22.1
3.4
5.6
31.38
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.50 lb CA - Premium Pilsner6.5 lb Premium Pilsner $ 2.00 / lb
$ 13.00 		37.4 1.5 66.7%
2 lb American - Pilsner2 lb American - Pilsner $ 2.00 / lb
$ 4.00 		37 1.8 20.5%
1.25 lb Gambrinus - Vienna Malt1.25 lb Vienna Malt $ 3.00 / lb
$ 3.75 		37.3 4 12.8%
9.75 lbs / $ 20.75
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Tradition (Germany)1 oz Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 60 min 16 57.1%
0.25 oz Tettnanger0.25 oz Tettnanger Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 0.63 		Pellet 3.4 Boil 30 min 1.97 14.3%
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops $ 2.00 / oz
$ 1.00 		Pellet 3.6 Boil 30 min 4.18 28.6%
1.75 oz / $ 1.63
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® KÖLN KÖLSCH KOLSCH STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
$ 4.50 / each
$ 9.00
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 124 B cells required
$ 9.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Grocery Store RO
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60.5 3.2 0 46.9 94 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.5 gal Strike 152 °F 150 °F 60 min
1.65 gal Sparge 170 °F 170 °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 3.66 14.6  
Mash volume with grains 4.44 17.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.22 -4.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.63 g | 22.5 qt) 5.02 20.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.82 g | 31.3 qt) 7.21 28.8  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6.09 24.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.09 g | 24.4 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.68 34.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by Rob. All Grain, ABV 4.82%, IBU 22.14, SRM 3.41, Fermentables: (Premium Pilsner, American - Pilsner, Vienna Malt) Hops: (Hallertau Tradition (Germany), Tettnanger, Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum)
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