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Lemon Drop Kolsch

181 calories 18.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (ending kettle)
Calories: 181 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday September 8th 2015
1.055
1.013
5.4%
30.1
4.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16 lb American - Pale 2-Row16 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 80%
2 lb American - Munich - Light 10L2 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 10%
2 lb American - White Wheat2 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 10%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Tettnanger3 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 5 Boil 30 min 21.25 27.3%
2 oz Lemon Drop2 oz Lemon Drop Hops Pellet 4.7 Boil 5 min 3.45 18.2%
2 oz Lemon Drop2 oz Lemon Drop Hops Pellet 4.7 Whirlpool at 172 °F 30 min 5.36 18.2%
4 oz Lemon Drop4 oz Lemon Drop Hops Pellet 4.7 Dry Hop 5 days 36.4%
11 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Lemon zest Spice Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 405 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Yellow Malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
54 5 8 75 68 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
28 qt Infusion -- 153 °F 75 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.19 gal (48.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.19 gal (0.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 7 28  
Mash volume with grains 8.6 34.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume 7.75 31  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.19 g | 48.8 qt) 12 48  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 10.31 g | 41.3 qt) 10.5 42  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
Estimated amount in fermentor 10.43 41.7  
Total: 14.75 59
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Lemon Drop Kolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by mascervesa. All Grain, ABV 5.44%, IBU 30.07, SRM 4.61, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Munich - Light 10L, White Wheat) Hops: (Tettnanger, Lemon Drop) Other: (Lemon zest)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-10-13 17:57 UTC