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Traditional Kolsch

151 calories 14.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 151 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday July 5th 2019
1.046
1.010
4.7%
26.7
3.2
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18 lb German - Pilsner18 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 94.7%
1 lb German - Vienna1 lb Vienna 37 4 5.3%
19 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Liberty3 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 22.61 60%
1 oz Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Boil 15 min 3.74 20%
1 oz Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Boil 1 min 0.32 20%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash --
9 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash --
1.50 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 238 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Düsseldorf (Altbier)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90 12 45 82 65 223
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16.5 gal Infusion -- 148 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.69 gal (50.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.69 gal (2.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 16.65 gal (66.58 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 10.48 gal (41.92 qt) and adding 4.65 gal (18.58 qt) sparge/top-off. 15.13 60.5  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 15.31 g | 61.3 qt) 15.13 60.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 16.83 g | 67.3 qt) 16.65 66.6  
Grain absorption losses -2.38 -9.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.69 g | 50.8 qt) 12.5 50  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Volume into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 15.13 60.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Traditional Kolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by Paul daSilva. BIAB, ABV 4.66%, IBU 26.67, SRM 3.16, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Vienna) Hops: (Liberty) Other: (Gypsum, Lactic acid, Table Salt)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-07-30 15:10 UTC