Kölsch Beer Recipe | All Grain German Pilsner (Pils) by PeZo | Brewer's Friend
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Kölsch

211 calories 18.4 g 0.5 L
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27.2 liters
Post Boil Size: 23.9 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 211 calories (Per 0.5L)
Carbs: 18.4 g (Per 0.5L)
Created: Wednesday September 14th 2022
1.046
1.008
5.1%
24.2
3.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.70 kg Viking - Pilsner Malt3.7 kg Pilsner Malt 37 1.9 80.4%
0.70 kg Viking - Vienna0.7 kg Vienna 37 3.6 15.2%
0.20 kg Viking - Wheat Malt0.2 kg Wheat Malt 38 2.5 4.3%
4.60 kg / Ft 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 g Hallertau Mittelfruh40 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.7 Boil 60 min 12.95 40%
40 g Hallertau Mittelfruh40 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.7 Boil 30 min 9.95 40%
20 g Hallertau Mittelfruh20 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.7 Boil 5 min 1.29 20%
100 g / Ft 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 L Steeping 37 °C 50 °C 10 min
20 L Temperature 50 °C 66 °C 60 min
Strike 66 °C 75 °C 10 min
12 L Sparge 78 °C 78 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash --
0.50 each Whirfloc tablet Fining Boil 10 min.
10 ml White Labs - Clarity Ferm WLN4000 Other Primary --
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 92 B cells required
Ft 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Kölsch" German Pilsner (Pils) beer recipe by PeZo. All Grain, ABV 5.05%, IBU 24.19, SRM 3.62, Fermentables: (Pilsner Malt, Vienna, Wheat Malt) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Lactic acid, Whirfloc tablet, Clarity Ferm WLN4000)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-11-25 10:11 UTC
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