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B&W Kolsch MkII

134 calories 13.3 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 70 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 79 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Ben and Warren
Calories: 134 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.3 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday January 2nd 2019
1.044
1.010
4.5%
17.8
3.5
5.9
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12.50 kg German - Pilsner12.5 kg Pilsner 38 1.6 89.3%
1.50 kg German - Munich Light1.5 kg Munich Light 37 6 10.7%
14 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
175 g Hallertau Hersbrucker175 g Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Leaf/Whole 2.8 Boil 60 min 17.79 100%
175 g / £ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
18 - 21 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 268 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Sudbury water (CO10 0JD)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
The water is Suffolk water with hardness stripped back to 0ppm with CRS solution
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
42 L RIMS mash Infusion -- 65 °C 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 76.58 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 31.18 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 51.24 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 36.16 L and adding 5.84 L sparge/top-off. 42
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 42
Mash volume with grains 51.2
Grain absorption losses -14
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 49.5 L) 51.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 76.6 L) 79
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.9
Post boil Volume 70
Going into fermentor 70
Total: 93.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This recipe uses a White Labs Kolsch yeast (WLP029) - grown for 36-hours on stir plate.

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