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AmeriKolsch

155 calories 15.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday June 30th 2016
1.047
1.011
4.7%
28.9
2.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18 lb German - Pilsner18 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 100%
18 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Tradition2 oz Tradition Hops Pellet 6 Boil 60 min 23.09 50%
2 oz Hersbrucker2 oz Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil 20 min 5.83 50%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Kölsch 2565
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
56 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 486 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Add 2.5 tsp of Gypsum to mash

Add 1 tsp of Lactic Acid to mash to get 5.43 ph
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
22.5 qt 165 deg Mash in (add however much water below the grain bed) Infusion -- 151 °F 60 min
12 qt Mashout with 12 qts boiling Infusion -- 170 °F 10 min
28 qt Fly sparge to get 13 gal in boil Sparge -- 168 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.65 gal (50.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.65 gal (2.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 5.63 22.5  
Mash volume with grains 7.07 28.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.25 -9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.53 g | 38.1 qt) 10.38 41.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.65 g | 50.6 qt) 13.5 54  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 16 64
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"AmeriKolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by tkaufman. All Grain, ABV 4.7%, IBU 28.92, SRM 2.89, Fermentables: (Pilsner) Hops: (Tradition, Hersbrucker)
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  • Last Updated: 2016-07-04 13:13 UTC