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Kowtown Kolsch Redux

165 calories 16.7 g 16.9 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: mblairbeer
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 165 calories (Per 16.9oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 16.9oz)
Created: Monday December 29th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row8 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 80%
1 lb Weyermann - Vienna Malt1 lb Vienna Malt 37 3.5 10%
0.50 lb American - Red Wheat0.5 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 5%
0.50 lb Gambrinus - Honey Malt0.5 lb Honey Malt 37 25 5%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Perle0.5 oz Perle Hops Pellet 5.4 Boil 60 min 9.67 25%
0.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Perle0.5 oz Perle Hops Pellet 5.4 Boil 30 min 7.44 25%
0.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - GR Tettnanger0.5 oz GR Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.6 Boil 30 min 4.96 25%
0.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - GR Tettnanger0.5 oz GR Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.6 Whirlpool 0 min 1.23 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - Kolsch II OYL-044
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.47 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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.88 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
3.63 gal Sparge 178 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.75 15  
Mash volume with grains 4.55 18.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.83 g | 19.3 qt) 4.25 17  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.52 22.1  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.02 -0.1  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8 32
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewed on 5/24/2026

Revised version of my Kowtown Kolsch. Uses Omega OYL-044 Kolsch II yeast (Lalbrew Kohn Kolsch is discontinued). Swaps out the Briess malts with Rahr, Weyermann, Kansas Malting Co, and Gambrinus. Slightly revised hop additions.

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