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Honey Bee Kölsch

171 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Brulosphy
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 6th 2017
1.052
1.012
5.2%
27.5
4.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb American - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 45.5%
5 lb American - Pilsner5 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 45.5%
8 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)8 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4.5%
8 oz Canadian - Honey Malt8 oz Honey Malt 37 25 4.5%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 27.45 100%
2 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:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 201 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
53 0 8 53 58 16
3g gypsum
3g cacl
3ml lactic
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.66 gal Temperature -- 151 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.7 g | 34.8 qt) 8.13 32.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.58 g | 38.3 qt) 9.01 36  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.13 32.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Adapted this from http://brulosophy.com/beer-style/kolsch/

Used Briess 2-row and pilsner malt; Gambrinus Honey Malt.

Brewed using a BIAB system with a 10gal kettle. Used RO water with salts (see water notes). Squeezed the bag hard, pre-boil efficiency of 72%.

Oxygenated for 60 seconds with pure O2 using diffusion stone.

Prepared a 800ml 1.040 starter using DME and Wyeast 2565 about 6 hours before pitching. Pitched in 62F wort. Fermented at 62F for a couple weeks, ramped slowly to 75F over the next week or so. Cold crashed to 32F, added gelatin. Kegged a couple days later.

Tasty, easy-drinking beer. Definite crowd-pleaser. This beer aged well over the 30 days it took to kick the keg. The original recipe calls for WLP029 yeast, which I didn't have available at the time.



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