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Kolsch 45

161 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday April 7th 2014
1.049
1.011
5.1%
24.9
3.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18.50 lb German - Pilsner18.5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 94.9%
1 lb German - Vienna1 lb Vienna 37 4 5.1%
19.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh3 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 60 min 24.92 100%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 414 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 10 10 70 70 0
Mash: 1.5g Gypsum, 4.0g CaCl2, 2.0g Epsom
Boil: 1.1g Gypsum, 3.0g CaCl2, 1.5g Epsom
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.625 gal Infusion -- 149 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.36 gal (57.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.36 gal (9.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.31 29.3  
Mash volume with grains 8.87 35.5  
Grain absorption losses -2.44 -9.8  
Remaining sparge water volume 10.13 40.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.36 g | 57.5 qt) 14.75 59  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 12.39 g | 49.6 qt) 12 48  
Estimated amount in fermentor 12 48  
Total: 17.44 69.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

8.70 gal Mash
6.05 gal Sparge

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