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Kaltrauch DR

Name: Kaltrauch DR
Prep time: 70 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 5.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 4 lb Barke Pilsner Malt; 1 lb Barke Munich Malt; 4.5 lb Beech Smoked Barley; 1 lb Red X; 0.75 lb CaraMunich III; 0.25 lb Melanoidin; 2 oz Black Patent; 8 oz Rice Hulls; 1.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops; 0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Rauchbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Don Rotolo
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 175 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday November 9th 2022

Schlenkerla Rauchbier

by kblankenship11

OG: 1.053 FG: 1.011 ABV: 5.6% IBU: 22

Original Gravity:

1.053

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

5.2%

IBU (tinseth):

25.1

SRM (morey):

14.7

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

19.77

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
4 lb	Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt4 lb Barke Pilsner Malt		37.03	1.75	33%
1 lb	Weyermann - Barke Munich Malt1 lb Barke Munich Malt		37	8	8.2%
4.50 lb	Weyermann - Beech Smoked Barley4.5 lb Beech Smoked Barley	$ 1.50 / lb $ 6.75	35	2.7	37.1%
1 lb	Red X1 lb Red X	$ 0.80 / lb $ 0.80	36	12	8.2%
0.75 lb	German - CaraMunich III0.75 lb CaraMunich III	$ 1.50 / lb $ 1.13	34	57	6.2%
0.25 lb	German - Melanoidin0.25 lb Melanoidin	$ 1.26 / lb $ 0.32	37	25	2.1%
2 oz	United Kingdom - Black Patent2 oz Black Patent		27	525	1%
8 oz	Rice Hulls8 oz Rice Hulls		0	0	4.1%
12.12 lbs / $ 8.99

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.50 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh1.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	$ 1.50 / oz $ 2.25	Pellet	4.2	Boil	60 min	22.37	75%
0.50 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	$ 1.50 / oz $ 0.75	Pellet	4.2	Boil	10 min	2.7	25%
2 oz / $ 3.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6.25 gal	Strike	160 °F	154 °F	60 min
1.75 gal	Batch Sparge	170 °F	170 °F	10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 60 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
5 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2.50 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.50 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 each	Whirlfloc	Water Agt	Mash	10 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:	$ 3.89 / each $ 7.78
Attenuation (custom):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	48 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	57 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 409 B cells required

$ 7.78 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 12.82 psi Temp: 38 °F CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

June 2020 Fulton Cty Water

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
65	7	20	120	75	100
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Notes

This beer won the 2022 IBU open and
Won a gold medal at the 2022 GABF pro am

Award Winning Recipe

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Last Updated: 2026-06-30 20:50 UTC

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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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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)	$ 1.50 / oz $ 3.00	25.07	100%
2 oz / $ 3.00