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Honey-Basil Kolsch

163 calories 13.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Hof
Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday February 14th 2019
1.050
1.008
5.6%
25.3
5.4
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb German - Pilsner8 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 78%
1 lb American - White Wheat1 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 9.8%
0.50 lb Honey0.5 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 35 2 4.9%
0.75 lb Canadian - Honey Malt0.75 lb Honey Malt 37 25 7.3%
10.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Lemondrop1 oz Lemondrop Hops Pellet 6 Whirlpool at 175 °F 0 min 2.37 26.7%
1 oz Lemondrop1 oz Lemondrop Hops Pellet 6 Dry Hop at 68 °F 0 days 26.7%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 14.87 26.7%
0.75 oz Spalt0.75 oz Spalt Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 20 min 8.1 20%
3.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 26.08 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8.75 gal Infusion -- 149 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.2 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.2 qt/lb 2.93 11.7  
Mash volume with grains 3.71 14.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.22 -4.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.6 g | 22.4 qt) 6.04 24.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.04 0.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.54 g | 22.2 qt) 6 24  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.96 g | 23.9 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.97 35.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Added 1 oz of fresh basil from the garden with 5 minutes left in boil.

Not sure if the off flavors I picked up were expression of yeast stress or just from the basil being too strong, but this beer didn't turn out how I wanted it first go-around. Ended up dumping the keg :(.

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