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Kolsch

145 calories 15 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 34 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 38 gallons
Post Boil Size: 34 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 145 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday March 6th 2026
1.044
1.011
4.3%
20.4
3.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
49 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row49 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 90.7%
5 lb American - Wheat5 lb Wheat 38 1.8 9.3%
54 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 oz Magnum2.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 12.6 Boil at 212 °F 60 min 19.38 71.4%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil at 212 °F 10 min 1 28.6%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
12 lb raspberries Water Agt Primary 0 min.
 
Yeast
BSI - A-07 German Ale
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
55 - 66 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 494 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 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
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 35.63 gal (142.53 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 23.63 gal (94.53 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 27.95 gal (111.78 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 7.68 gal (30.72 qt) and adding 15.95 gal (63.78 qt) sparge/top-off. 23.63 94.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 23.63 94.5  
Mash volume with grains 27.95 111.8  
Grain absorption losses -6.75 -27  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 19.01 g | 76 qt) 21.38 85.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 35.63 g | 142.5 qt) 38 152  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 34 136  
Going into fermentor 34 136  
Total: 45 180
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kolsch" No Profile Selected beer recipe by Brewer #476063. All Grain, ABV 4.33%, IBU 20.38, SRM 3.07, Fermentables: (Standard 2-Row, Wheat) Hops: (Magnum, Tettnanger) Other: (raspberries)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-03-12 18:14 UTC