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Summer Kölsch

158 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday May 12th 2020
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1.011
4.8%
23.5
3.4
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb German - Pilsner8 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 88.9%
1 lb Weyermann - Vienna Malt1 lb Vienna Malt 37 3.5 11.1%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Mandarina Bavaria0.75 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 30 min 14.66 42.9%
0.50 oz Mandarina Bavaria0.5 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 15 min 6.31 28.6%
0.50 oz Mandarina Bavaria0.5 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 5 min 2.53 28.6%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
3 tbsp Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 5 min.
 
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:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 169 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 32.35 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.8 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
19.2 0 0 34 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.5 gal Infusion 162 °F 150 °F 60 min
4 gal Sparge 170 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 3.6 14.4  
Mash volume with grains 4.32 17.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.09 g | 20.4 qt) 4.78 19.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.32 g | 29.3 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.38 33.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Summer Kölsch" No Profile Selected beer recipe by DaBeerChemist7. All Grain, ABV 4.84%, IBU 23.5, SRM 3.36, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Vienna Malt) Hops: (Mandarina Bavaria) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Whirlfloc, Phosphoric acid, Yeast Nutrient)
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