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Kölsch

Name: Kölsch
Prep time: 70 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 25 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 3.5 kg Pilsner Malt; 0.7 kg Vienna; 0.2 kg Wheat Malt; 9 g Magnum Hops; 25 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops; 25 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29.2 liters
Post Boil Size: 25.9 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Source: PeZo
Calories: 207 calories (Per 0.5L)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 0.5L)

Created: Wednesday September 14th 2022

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OG: 1.047 FG: 1.009 ABV: 5.0% IBU: 21

Original Gravity:

1.045

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

4.9%

IBU (tinseth):

24.1

SRM (morey):

3.3

Mash pH

n/a

Cost Ft

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
3.50 kg	Viking - Pilsner Malt3.5 kg Pilsner Malt	37	1.9	79.5%
0.70 kg	Viking - Vienna0.7 kg Vienna	37	3.6	15.9%
0.20 kg	Viking - Wheat Malt0.2 kg Wheat Malt	38	2.5	4.5%
4.40 kg / Ft 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
9 g	Magnum9 g Magnum Hops	Pellet	12.2	Boil	60 min	12.24	15.3%
25 g	Hallertau Mittelfruh25 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	4.4	Boil	30 min	9.42	42.4%
25 g	Hallertau Mittelfruh25 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	4.4	Boil	5 min	2.44	42.4%
59 g / Ft 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
20 L	Temperature	66 °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	Type	Use	Time
4 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
0.50 each	Whirfloc tablet	Fining	Boil	10 min.
10 ml	White Labs - Clarity Ferm WLN4000	Other	Primary	0 min.

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) 98 B cells required

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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
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Gallons

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Final Yield

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

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
9 g	Magnum (Pellet) 9 g Magnum (Pellet) Hops	12.24	15.3%
50 g	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)	11.86	84.8%
59 g / Ft 0.00