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Kolsch

168 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Jim
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday January 10th 2020
1.051
1.013
5.0%
26.3
3.1
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb German - Pilsner15 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 83.3%
2 lb German - CaraFoam2 lb CaraFoam 37 1.8 11.1%
1 lb German - Acidulated Malt1 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 5.6%
18 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Tettnanger2 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 13.46 16.7%
6 oz Mandarina Bavaria6 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 8.5 Whirlpool at 180 °F 30 min 50%
4 oz Mandarina Bavaria4 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 8.5 Dry Hop 4 days 33.3%
12 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
5 g Table Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 176 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
8752
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: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.3 gal (49.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.3 gal (1.2 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 5.85 23.4  
Mash volume with grains 7.29 29.2  
Grain absorption losses -2.25 -9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.95 g | 35.8 qt) 9.15 36.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.3 g | 49.2 qt) 12.5 50  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 10.73 g | 42.9 qt) 11.5 46  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.23 -0.9  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 11.28 g | 45.1 qt) 10.5 42  
Total: 15 60
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kolsch" Munich Helles beer recipe by Jim. All Grain, ABV 5.03%, IBU 26.32, SRM 3.14, Fermentables: (Pilsner, CaraFoam, Acidulated Malt) Hops: (Tettnanger, Mandarina Bavaria) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Table Salt)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-04-05 21:29 UTC