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Kolsch

231 calories 21.4 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 55 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.1 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (ending kettle)
Calories: 231 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 21.4 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Sunday November 30th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.48 kg Muntons - Pale Planet4.475 kg Pale Planet 38.25 2.28 89.5%
0.18 kg Munich0.175 kg Munich 37 6 3.5%
0.35 kg Crisp Malting - Wheat Malt0.35 kg Wheat Malt 37.26 2 7%
5 kg / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
11 g Barth-Haas - Hallertauer Magnum11 g Hallertauer Magnum Hops Pellet 14 Boil at 99 °C 55 min 14.82 18%
15 g Pacifica15 g Pacifica Hops Pellet 5.1 Boil at 99 °C 20 min 4.56 24.6%
15 g Barth-Haas - Celeia15 g Celeia Hops Pellet 3.3 Boil at 99 °C 20 min 2.95 24.6%
20 g Pacifica20 g Pacifica Hops Pellet 5.1 Boil at 99 °C 5 min 2 32.8%
61 g / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
14.98 L Strike 78 °C 69 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.64 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 108 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 1.12 bar       Temp: 10 °C       CO2 Level: 2.4 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
 
Notes

water salts; 27, 3, 13, S12, C67, Bi0
OR >>>>>>; 50, 10, 5, S105, C45, Bi0
Target pH 5.15 to 5.25
Mash temp 66C and 3.0lit/kg
Do whirlpool at 80
C for 20 minutes

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