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Kolsch

150 calories 15.4 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.95 liters
Post Boil Size: 24.14 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: SAR
No Chill: 60 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 150 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.4 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday August 3rd 2018
1.049
1.012
4.8%
30.8
3.4
5.9
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 kg Canada Malting - SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT6 kg SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT 37.2 1.5 100%
6 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
14 g Hops Direct - Chinook14 g Chinook Hops Pellet 12.4 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 22.75 25%
14 g Yakima Valley Hops - Hallertau (Mittelfruh)14 g Hallertau (Mittelfruh) Hops Pellet 3.4 Boil at 75 °C 15 min 5.98 25%
28 g Yakima Valley Hops - Hallertau (Mittelfruh)28 g Hallertau (Mittelfruh) Hops Pellet 3.4 Hopback 60 min 2.07 50%
56 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
WHC Lab - whc Blitz Lager
Amount:
11 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
-18 - -18 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
16 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 98 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 137.2 g       Temp: 15 °C       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
20 7 26 30 7 0.6
Water passed thru Carbon Filter
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
18 L Strike 74 °C 67 °C 60 min
18.42 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 13 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 18
Mash volume with grains 22
Grain absorption losses -6
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 18.8 L) 17.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29.9 L) 29
Boil off losses -6.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 23.1 L) 24.1
Hops absorption losses (hopback) -0.1
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 24 L) 23
Total: 35.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes


1st time using WHC Blitz. Very fast fermentation & High Krausen. 3 days & fermentation nearing completion at ~16C

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