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Kolsch

128 calories 13 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 74 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 84 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (ending kettle)
Calories: 128 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday July 7th 2016
1.042
1.010
4.3%
28.3
2.6
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 kg German - Pilsner11 kg Pilsner 38 1.6 94.8%
0.60 kg German - Vienna0.6 kg Vienna 37 4 5.2%
11.60 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
160 g Brewferm - Hallertau Hersbrucker160 g Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4.6 Boil 60 min 28.32 100%
160 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
1.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
9 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
9 g Calcium Sulphate Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
18 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 271 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Melbourne, Australia - Silvan Dam
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
25.5 L Temperature -- 65 °C 60 min
25.5 L Temperature -- 71 °C 20 min
25.5 L Temperature -- 78 °C 5 min
38 L Fly Sparge -- 76 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 83.35 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 37.95 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 34.8
Mash volume with grains 42.5
Grain absorption losses -11.6
Remaining sparge water volume 61.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 83.4 L) 84
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.8
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 74.7 L) 74
Estimated amount in fermentor 74
Total: 96.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by Brewer #66751. All Grain, ABV 4.28%, IBU 28.32, SRM 2.61, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Vienna) Hops: (Hallertau Hersbrucker) Other: (Irish Moss, Yeast Nutrient, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Calcium Sulphate)
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