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Cuckoo Kölsch

147 calories 14.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 43 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 50 liters
Post Boil Size: 44 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Cumdog
Calories: 147 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday May 6th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8,850 g Coopers - Premium Pilsner Malt8850 g Premium Pilsner Malt 37 1.7 93%
480 g Weyermann - Pale Wheat480 g Pale Wheat 36 2 5%
190 g Weyermann - Munich Type I190 g Munich Type I 38 6 2%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
32 g Magnum32 g Magnum Hops Pellet 11 Boil at 95.5 °C 60 min 22.31 53.3%
28 g Hersbrucker28 g Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 1.8 Boil at 95.5 °C 10 min 1.16 46.7%
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Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® KÖLN KÖLSCH KOLSCH STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
15 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
15 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 179 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.58 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
55 L 43 °C 43 °C --
55 L 50 °C 50 °C 20 min
55 L 62 °C 62 °C 30 min
55 L 65 °C 65 °C 25 min
55 L 71 °C 71 °C 15 min
55 L 77 °C 77 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 49 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 3.6 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 28.6
Mash volume with grains 34.8
Grain absorption losses -9.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 30.9 L) 31.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 49 L) 50
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 43 L) 44
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 44 L) 43
Total: 60.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Cuckoo Kölsch" Kölsch beer recipe by Cumdog. All Grain, ABV 4.85%, IBU 23.46, SRM 3.4, Fermentables: (Premium Pilsner Malt, Pale Wheat, Munich Type I) Hops: (Magnum, Hersbrucker)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-05-06 13:24 UTC