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Kolsch

158 calories 16.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.78 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 30th 2022
1.048
1.012
4.7%
24.4
4.5
5.7
17.83
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 lb American - Pilsner7.5 lb Pilsner $ 0.79 / lb
$ 5.93 		37 1.8 81.5%
1 lb German - Vienna1 lb Vienna $ 2.29 / lb
$ 2.29 		37 4 10.9%
0.20 lb Weyermann - Melanoidin0.2 lb Melanoidin $ 2.89 / lb
$ 0.58 		34.5 27 2.2%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Cologne Malt0.5 lb Cologne Malt $ 3.09 / lb
$ 1.55 		37 3.5 5.4%
9.20 lbs / $ 10.34
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.40 oz Magnum0.4 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 13.2 Boil 60 min 21.73 44.4%
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.6 Boil 10 min 2.69 55.6%
0.90 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® KÖLN KÖLSCH KOLSCH STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 7.49 / each
$ 7.49
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 79 B cells required
$ 7.49 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
201502 Somerville MA
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
4 gal Infusion 154 °F 154 °F 60 min
2 gal Sparge 175 °F 170 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.45 13.8  
Mash volume with grains 4.19 16.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.15 -4.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.48 g | 17.9 qt) 3.73 14.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.53 g | 26.1 qt) 5.78 23.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.18 28.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by JZ1018. All Grain, ABV 4.67%, IBU 24.41, SRM 4.46, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Vienna, Melanoidin, Cologne Malt) Hops: (Magnum, Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-04-03 23:25 UTC