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Kentucky Kölsch

153 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kentucky Common
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Calories: 153 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday April 9th 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.80 lb Sugar Creek Malt - Pilsner6.8 lb Pilsner 37.7 2 66%
1 lb Weyermann - Barke Munich Malt1 lb Barke Munich Malt 37 8 9.7%
2 lb Sugar Creek Malt - Bloody Butcher Malted Corn2 lb Bloody Butcher Malted Corn 37 3.01 19.4%
0.30 lb Briess - Blackprinz Malt0.3 lb Blackprinz Malt 25 500 2.9%
0.20 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L0.2 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 1.9%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 16.96 62.5%
0.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 0.68 12.5%
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.5 Hop Stand at 180 °F 20 min 0.83 25%
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Yeast
White Labs - Dusseldorf Alt Yeast WLP036
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
70%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 83 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.35 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.51 18  
Mash volume with grains 5.33 21.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.29 -5.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.11 g | 16.4 qt) 4.53 18.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.52 g | 22.1 qt) 6 24  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.02 -0.1  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.98 g | 23.9 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.04 36.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kentucky Kölsch" Kentucky Common beer recipe by SneakySnek. All Grain, ABV 4.27%, IBU 18.47, SRM 16.92, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Barke Munich Malt, Bloody Butcher Malted Corn, Blackprinz Malt, Caramel / Crystal 60L) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh)
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