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Kolsch

135 calories 13.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 18 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 20 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 9.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 135 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday December 4th 2015
10.3 °P
2.4 °P
4.2%
27.8
3.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
24 lb American - Pilsner24 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 88.9%
3 lb American - Munich - Light 10L3 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 11.1%
27 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 oz Domestic Hallertau6 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 60 min 27.76 100%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 874 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Makawao, HI
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
1 1 10 7 0 9
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Temperature -- 149 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 20.48 gal (81.9 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 8.48 gal (33.9 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 13.97 gal (55.89 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.84 gal (39.36 qt) and adding 1.97 gal (7.89 qt) sparge/top-off. 11.81 47.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 11.81 47.3  
Mash volume with grains 13.97 55.9  
Grain absorption losses -3.38 -13.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 12.29 g | 49.2 qt) 11.81 47.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 20.48 g | 81.9 qt) 20 80  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.23 -0.9  
Post boil Volume 18 72  
Going into fermentor 18 72  
Total: 23.63 94.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by SlainVic94. All Grain, ABV 4.18%, IBU 27.76, SRM 3.91, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Munich - Light 10L) Hops: (Domestic Hallertau) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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