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Red Kolsch Ale

173 calories 15.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Mixed-Style Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday December 28th 2019
1.053
1.010
5.6%
29.8
16.2
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18 lb German - Pilsner18 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 90%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 5%
8 oz American - Chocolate8 oz Chocolate 29 350 2.5%
8 oz German - CaraFoam8 oz CaraFoam 37 1.8 2.5%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 28.59 50%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 1 min 1.23 50%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
4 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 174 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Sacramento, CA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 16.85 gal (67.4 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 10.4 gal (41.6 qt) and adding 4.85 gal (19.4 qt) sparge/top-off. 15.25 61  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 14.4 g | 57.6 qt) 15.25 61  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 16 g | 64 qt) 16.85 67.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.65 g | 46.6 qt) 12.5 50  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 10 g | 40 qt) 11 44  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 11 g | 44 qt) 10 40  
Total: 15.25 61
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Red Kolsch Ale" Mixed-Style Beer recipe by Hop Chick. BIAB, ABV 5.58%, IBU 29.82, SRM 16.24, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Caramel / Crystal 120L, Chocolate, CaraFoam) Hops: (Cascade) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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