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Crow's Caw Kölsch

Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Dark Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.87 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: StormCrow Brewing
Calories: 192 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday February 1st 2022

Shady Bohemian

by Tim Bulin

OG: 1.047 FG: 1.010 ABV: 4.9% IBU: 25

Original Gravity:

1.058

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

5.8%

IBU (rager):

27.5

SRM (morey):

27.8

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
5.50 lb	Avangard - Vienna5.5 lb Vienna	37.7	3.5	45.1%
4.50 lb	Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner4.5 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner	36.3	1.9	36.9%
1 lb	Weyermann - Munich Type I1 lb Munich Type I	38	6	8.2%
0.50 lb	Weyermann - CaraAroma0.5 lb CaraAroma	36	140	4.1%
4 oz	Weyermann - Carafa Special Type II4 oz Carafa Special Type II - (late mash tun addition)	29.9	425	2.1%
3 oz	Briess - Blackprinz Malt3 oz Blackprinz Malt - (late mash tun addition)	25	500	1.5%
4 oz	Briess - Chocolate4 oz Chocolate	25	350	2.1%
12.19 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops	Pellet	12	Boil	60 min	25.18	33.3%
1 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - GR Tettnanger1 oz GR Tettnanger Hops	Pellet	3.4	Boil	5 min	2.32	66.7%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum (Pellet)	25.18	33.3%
1 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - GR Tettnanger (Pellet)	2.32	66.7%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
5.5 gal	Infusion	--	152 °F	60 min
1 gal	Sparge	--	170 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
2 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2.20 g	Wyeast - Beer Nutrient	Other	Boil	10 min.
1 each	Whirlfloc	Water Agt	Boil	10 min.
3 g	Citric acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Omega Yeast Labs - Kolsch II OYL-044

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) 104 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 23.72 psi Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and hoppy

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
75	5	10	50	150	0
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Notes

2024-03-16 Last batch was nice. Got some feedback from stormcrow. We missed the carbonation on it massively when canning so that will be better next time. Also, it was "a lot roastier" than when they make it so changing some of the process. Adding the milled dark malts super late in the mash and putting in less. I needed to change the 0.5 lbs of Carafa I to Carafa II so that goes down to 0.25 and I'm using 1 oz less black prinz (4 to 3).
Been a year, making this again after having lived on czech dark lager. Editing the original recipe a little bit to include the fact that the dark malts are only added in the mash right before the bag is pulled. Getting the color out and only a small amount of roast. This was originally done, but wasn't reflected in the recipe. Also adjusted the acid slightly up to keep the mash pH below 5.4 as the dark malts would not participate in the enzymatic rest and not contribute the pH there.

Original malts were Sugarfoot Sue (Vienna) and Whisper Sister (Pilsner) from Gateway Malting, https://gatewaymalt.com/
Thanks to StormCrow Brewing for the recipe.
Gonna give OYL-044 a try. Supposed to be like WLP-029... we'll see.
Didn't have black malt, got black prinz, same Lovibond
didn't see Dark Chocolate, got briess chocolate.

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Cost for

Gallons

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Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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