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Empty Bag Kolsch

158 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Kevin Johnson
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday July 1st 2017
1.048
1.011
4.8%
24.5
3.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
17.20 lb American - Pilsner17.2 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 89.6%
1 lb German - CaraFoam1 lb CaraFoam 37 1.8 5.2%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 5.2%
19.20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 7.7 28.6%
0.50 oz Santiam0.5 oz Santiam Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 6.26 14.3%
1 oz Santium1 oz Santium Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 30 min 9.62 28.6%
1 oz Santium1 oz Santium Hops Pellet 6.5 Whirlpool 20 min 0.89 28.6%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
- -
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
protein Infusion -- 120 °F 10 min
saccarification Temperature -- 152 °F 50 min
mashout Temperature -- 168 °F 10 min
Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.38 gal (53.53 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.38 gal (5.53 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 6.24 25  
Mash volume with grains 7.78 31.1  
Grain absorption losses -2.4 -9.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.79 g | 39.2 qt) 10.41 41.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.38 g | 53.5 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 11.04 44.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 16.65 66.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Empty Bag Kolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by Kevin Johnson. All Grain, ABV 4.84%, IBU 24.46, SRM 3.79, Fermentables: (Pilsner, CaraFoam, Caramel / Crystal 10L) Hops: (Liberty, Santiam, Santium) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2017-07-01 14:04 UTC