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Kolsch

171 calories 15.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 12.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (ending kettle)
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday September 26th 2024
12.9 °P
2.7 °P
5.6%
24.0
5.2
5.4
119.92
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
110 lb Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT110 lb CMC 2-ROW MALT $ 0.71 / lb
$ 78.10 		36 1.75 77.5%
10 lb Great Western - Vienna10 lb Vienna $ 0.84 / lb
$ 8.40 		37 3 7%
12 lb Flaked Wheat12 lb Flaked Wheat $ 0.72 / lb
$ 8.64 		34 2 8.5%
6 lb Briess - Victory Malt6 lb Victory Malt $ 1.07 / lb
$ 6.42 		34.5 28 4.2%
4 lb Great Western - Crystal 15 Malt4 lb Crystal 15 Malt $ 1.00 / lb
$ 4.00 		34 15 2.8%
142 lbs / $ 105.56
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo)1 oz Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Lupulin Pellet 24.5 Boil 60 min 6.15 6.7%
4 oz Yakima Valley Hops - LUPOMAX Cashmere4 oz LUPOMAX Cashmere Hops $ 1.66 / oz
$ 6.64 		Pellet 13.5 Boil 15 min 6.73 26.7%
4 oz Sabro Cryo4 oz Sabro Cryo Hops $ 1.93 / oz
$ 7.72 		Lupulin Pellet 23.5 Boil at 212 °F 10 min 8.56 26.7%
6 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Mandarina Bavaria6 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil at 212 °F 5 min 2.55 40%
15 oz / $ 14.36
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
20 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
70 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® KÖLN KÖLSCH KOLSCH STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1.07 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1299 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90.9 30 61 96.8 97.7 1.5
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
60.5 gal Strike 159 °F 151 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 78.06 gal (312.25 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 66.06 gal (264.25 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 82.36 gal (329.44 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 0.64 gal (2.56 qt) and adding 70.36 gal (281.44 qt) sparge/top-off. 71 284  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 71 284  
Mash volume with grains 82.36 329.4  
Grain absorption losses -17.75 -71  
Remaining sparge water volume 27 108  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 78.06 g | 312.3 qt) 80 320  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.56 -2.3  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 77.94 g | 311.8 qt) 76 304  
Estimated amount in fermentor 76 304  
Total: 98 392
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

3 scoops of rice hulls per tube

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