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Kolsch

227 calories 23.3 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 31 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 35.37 liters
Post Boil Size: 31 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 227 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 23.3 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Sunday July 11th 2021
1.049
1.012
4.9%
20.6
3.6
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.25 kg Thomas Fawcett - Lager (Pilsner) Malt6.25 kg Lager (Pilsner) Malt 38 1.8 89.3%
0.50 kg Weyermann - Carapils0.5 kg Carapils 34.5 2.1 7.1%
0.25 kg Weyermann - Acidulated0.25 kg Acidulated 27 3.4 3.6%
7 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
50 g Hallertau Mittelfruh50 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Leaf/Whole 4.89 Boil 60 min 18.76 66.7%
25 g Hallertau Mittelfruh25 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Leaf/Whole 4.89 Boil 5 min 1.87 33.3%
75 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
15 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® KÖLN KÖLSCH KOLSCH STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
15 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 132 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
115.7 2 8 0 236.6 61.5
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
35.37 L Infusion 63 °C 3 °C 60 min
35.7 L Infusion 63 °C 67 °C 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 6.77 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 52.01 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 40.78 L and adding 6.61 L sparge/top-off. 47.4
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (6.8 L/kg), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (43.3 L). Reduce mash thickness to 6.19 L/kg or increase pre-boil volume to 39.5 L.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 6.8 L/kg 47.4
Mash volume with grains 52
Grain absorption losses -7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 37.1 L) 35.4
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume 31
Going into fermentor 31
Total: 43.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by Bob Thorp. All Grain, ABV 4.91%, IBU 20.63, SRM 3.55, Fermentables: (Lager (Pilsner) Malt, Carapils, Acidulated) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-10-21 16:47 UTC