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Kolsch

160 calories 14.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 14 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 16.46 gallons
Post Boil Size: 14.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 88% (brew house)
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday March 16th 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18 lb Rahr - Premium Pilsner18 lb Premium Pilsner 36.8 1.75 85.7%
2 lb The Swaen - Swaen Vienna2 lb Swaen Vienna 36.8 4.5 9.5%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Mosaic1 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 15.2 Boil 60 min 21.87 18.2%
4.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh4.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.6 Boil 2 min 1.42 81.8%
5.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 oz Coriander Seed Spice Boil 2 min.
3 oz Orange Zest Spice Mash 2 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 225 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 4.04 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
5.5 gal Strike 134 °F 122 °F 15 min
3.5 gal Temperature 212 °F 153 °F 60 min
7 gal Sparge 180 °F 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.1 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 58 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 15.71 gal (62.83 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 3.71 gal (14.83 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.1 qt/lb 5.78 23.1  
Mash volume with grains 7.46 29.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.63 -10.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 12.81 g | 51.2 qt) 13.56 54.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 15.71 g | 62.8 qt) 16.46 65.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.21 -0.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 14 g | 56 qt) 14.75 59  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 14.75 g | 59 qt) 14 56  
Total: 19.34 77.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by Brewer #223558. All Grain, ABV 5.2%, IBU 23.29, SRM 4.3, Fermentables: (Premium Pilsner, Swaen Vienna, Melanoidin) Hops: (Mosaic, Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Coriander Seed, Orange Zest)
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