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Hibiscus Kolsch

138 calories 14.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 500 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 540 liters
Post Boil Size: 500 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 90% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 84%
Calories: 138 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday August 28th 2026
1.045
1.011
4.5%
23.9
2.5
n/a
1,740.00
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
75 kg Castle Malting - Pilsner75 kg Pilsner R 23.20 / kg
R 1,740.00 		38 1.6 94.9%
4 kg Belgian - Wheat4 kg Wheat 38 1.8 5.1%
79 kg / R 1,740.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
70 g flex70 g flex Hops Extract 64.5 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 18.84 6%
600 g Strisselspalt600 g Strisselspalt Hops Pellet 3.5 Whirlpool 0 min 2.1 51.3%
500 g Strisselspalt500 g Strisselspalt Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 10 min 2.91 42.7%
1,170 g / R 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 kg Hibiscus Herb Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
AEB - Fermolager W
Amount:
500 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
76%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 15 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1959 B cells required
R 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Rand Water
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 Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 508.55 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 463.15 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 304.94 L 252.8
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.2 L/kg 252.8
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 301.9 L) 304.9
Grain absorption losses -79
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 335.7 L) 367.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 508.6 L) 540
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -2.9
Post boil Volume 500
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -3
Top off amount 3
Going into fermentor 500
Total: 619.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Hibiscus Kolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by Julian Pienaar. All Grain, ABV 4.5%, IBU 23.86, SRM 2.5, Fermentables: ( Pilsner, Wheat) Hops: (flex, Strisselspalt) Other: (Hibiscus)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-08-28 09:18 UTC