kolsch Beer Recipe | All Grain Kölsch by Dred65 | Brewer's Friend
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kolsch

150 calories 13.8 g 355 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24.95 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 92%
Calories: 150 calories (Per 355ml)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 355ml)
Created: Thursday July 31st 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner8.5 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 36.3 1.9 89.5%
0.50 lb Great Western - Vienna0.5 lb Vienna 37 3 5.3%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Pale Wheat0.5 lb Pale Wheat 36 2 5.3%
9.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 g Magnum10 g Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 30 min 15.17 26.3%
18 g Motueka18 g Motueka Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 6.01 47.4%
10 g Motueka10 g Motueka Hops Pellet 7 Hop Stand at 80 °C 20 min 1.09 26.3%
38 g / $ 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
19 L Infusion 72 °C 68 °C 80 min
Infusion 65 °C 76 °C 10 min
7.5 L Sparge 72 °C 72 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.5 L/kg
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10 ml Biofine Clear Fining Kegging 0 min.
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Water Agt Bottling 5 min.
0.50 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Mash 5 min.
3.20 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.30 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7.01 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.72 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
17 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 172 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.58 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"kolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by Dred65. All Grain, ABV 4.81%, IBU 22.27, SRM 3.54, Fermentables: (Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner, Vienna, Pale Wheat) Hops: (Magnum, Motueka) Other: (Biofine Clear, Wyeast - Beer Nutrient, Whirlfloc, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Lactic acid)
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Gallons
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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