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162 calories 14 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.7 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 83% (ending kettle)
Calories: 162 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday January 2nd 2026
12.3 °P
2.2 °P
5.5%
22.4
4.5
5.3
108.16
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
55 lb Canada Malting - SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT55 lb SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT $ 0.72 / lb
$ 39.60 		37.2 1.5 44.4%
55 lb Great Western - Vienna55 lb Vienna $ 0.84 / lb
$ 46.20 		37 3 44.4%
10 lb Briess - Brewers Oat Flakes / Flaked oats10 lb Brewers Oat Flakes / Flaked oats $ 0.77 / lb
$ 7.70 		32.2 2.5 8.1%
4 lb Briess - Victory Malt4 lb Victory Malt 34.5 28 3.2%
124 lbs / $ 93.50
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo)1 oz Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 1.22 / oz
$ 1.22 		Lupulin Pellet 24.5 Boil 60 min 6.29 7.1%
5 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)5 oz Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 1.20 / oz
$ 6.00 		Lupulin Pellet 20.1 Boil at 212 °F 15 min 12.8 35.7%
8 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Fuggles8 oz Fuggles Hops $ 0.93 / oz
$ 7.44 		Pellet 4.4 Boil 10 min 3.28 57.1%
14 oz / $ 14.66
 
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):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1238 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: 78.03 gal (312.1 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 66.03 gal (264.1 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 71.92 gal (287.68 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 2.08 gal (8.32 qt) and adding 59.92 gal (239.68 qt) sparge/top-off. 62 248  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 62 248  
Mash volume with grains 71.92 287.7  
Grain absorption losses -15.5 -62  
Remaining sparge water volume 33.75 135  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 78.03 g | 312.1 qt) 80 320  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.53 -2.1  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 77.98 g | 311.9 qt) 76 304  
Estimated amount in fermentor 76 304  
Total: 95.75 383
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

so clean and crispy. very good.

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  • Last Updated: 2026-01-02 18:07 UTC