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Kolsch

161 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 100 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 89% (brew house)
Source: Ben
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 19th 2018
1.049
1.011
5.0%
21.4
4.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise8.5 lb Golden Promise 37 3 94.4%
0.50 lb American - Vienna0.5 lb Vienna 35 4 5.6%
9 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.25 oz Liberty1.25 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 First Wort 0 min 11.56 45.5%
0.75 oz Librety0.75 oz Librety Hops Pellet 4 Boil 15 min 5.68 27.3%
0.75 oz Crystal0.75 oz Crystal Hops Leaf/Whole 4.3 First Wort 0 min 4.4 27.3%
2.75 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
1 each whirlfloc Fining Boil 20 min.
1 tsp yeast nutrient Other Boil 20 min.
 
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 (M cells / ml / ° P) 276 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Add 4g of MgSO4 and 6g of CaCl to the mash (in 4.28 gallons of Water.

2 oz of acid malt for ph
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.28 gal Infusion Temperature -- 149 °F 60 min
4.28 gal Mashout Temperature -- 170 °F 1 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.38 13.5  
Mash volume with grains 4.1 16.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.6 g | 26.4 qt) 5 20  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.6 g | 34.4 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -2.5 -10  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 8.38 33.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

OG turned out to be 1.059 with about 5 gallons of liquid. So I watered it down with 1 gallon of ‘artisan water’ before pitching.

Pitched at about 60, and put in my mini-fridge with a Johnson controller set at 60F. Next morning the beer was fermenting, but was at about 63F. Tried to turn on fridge more. Maybe around 62F.

Also note: I LOVE the smell of liberty hops!

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