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Kolsch

142 calories 11.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 142 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 24th 2019
1.044
1.006
5.1%
24.7
3.1
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
14.37 lb American - Pilsner14.37 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 80.3%
3.50 oz German - Acidulated Malt3.5 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 0.9%
3.27 lb American - Red Wheat3.27 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 18.8%
17.86 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Tettnanger2 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 2.2 Boil 30 min 5.9 66.7%
1 oz Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 10.8 Boil 60 min 18.84 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Seattle - Tolt (Q2 2018)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
10 1 2 1 2 20
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8.25 gal Infuse at 162 deg F Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
8.25 gal Sparge with 190 deg water Sparge -- 168 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.36 gal (57.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.36 gal (9.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 7.14 28.6  
Mash volume with grains 8.57 34.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.23 -8.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.7 g | 38.8 qt) 8.84 35.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.36 g | 57.5 qt) 13.5 54  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 15.98 63.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by El Gertez. All Grain, ABV 5.05%, IBU 24.74, SRM 3.1, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Acidulated Malt, Red Wheat) Hops: (Tettnanger, Magnum) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum)
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