Kentucky Kölsch Beer Recipe | All Grain Kentucky Common by SneakySnek | Brewer's Friend
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Kentucky Kölsch

153 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kentucky Common
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Calories: 153 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday April 9th 2023
1.046
1.014
4.3%
18.5
16.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.80 lb Sugar Creek Malt - Pilsner6.8 lb Pilsner 37.7 2 66%
1 lb Weyermann - Barke Munich Malt1 lb Barke Munich Malt 37 8 9.7%
2 lb Sugar Creek Malt - Bloody Butcher Malted Corn2 lb Bloody Butcher Malted Corn 37 3.01 19.4%
0.30 lb Briess - Blackprinz Malt0.3 lb Blackprinz Malt 25 500 2.9%
0.20 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L0.2 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 1.9%
10.30 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 16.96 62.5%
0.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 0.68 12.5%
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.5 Hop Stand at 180 °F 20 min 0.83 25%
2 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Dusseldorf Alt Yeast WLP036
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
70%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 83 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.35 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
"Kentucky Kölsch" Kentucky Common beer recipe by SneakySnek. All Grain, ABV 4.27%, IBU 18.47, SRM 16.92, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Barke Munich Malt, Bloody Butcher Malted Corn, Blackprinz Malt, Caramel / Crystal 60L) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-01-01 20:53 UTC
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