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Kolsch

Name: Kolsch
Prep time: 95 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 125 min
Yield: 5.25 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 8 lb Pilsner; 1 lb US - Bonlander Munich Malt 10L; 0.5 lb White Wheat Malt; 0.9 oz Cascade Hops; 1.6 oz Hersbrucker Hops; 1.5 oz Hersbrucker Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.37 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Source: John Coppola
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 153 calories (Per 22oz)
Carbs: 13.2 g (Per 22oz)

Created: Thursday July 23rd 2026

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by clepper1979

OG: 1.049 FG: 1.012 ABV: 4.9% IBU: 25

Original Gravity:

1.047

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

5.1%

IBU (tinseth):

23.8

SRM (morey):

3.9

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

28.18

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
8 lb	Valley Malt - Pilsner8 lb Pilsner	$ 1.06 / lb $ 8.48	34.5	1.35	84.2%
1 lb	Briess - US - Bonlander Munich Malt 10L1 lb US - Bonlander Munich Malt 10L	$ 2.32 / lb $ 2.32	36	10	10.5%
0.50 lb	Valley Malt - White Wheat Malt0.5 lb White Wheat Malt	$ 1.09 / lb $ 0.55	36.7	1.63	5.3%
9.50 lbs / $ 11.35

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.90 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade0.9 oz Cascade Hops	$ 0.56 / oz $ 0.50	Pellet	6.1	Boil	30 min	15.75	22.5%
1.60 oz	Artisan - Hersbrucker1.6 oz Hersbrucker Hops	$ 2.99 / oz $ 4.78	Pellet	1.7	Boil	20 min	6.15	40%
1.50 oz	Artisan - Hersbrucker1.5 oz Hersbrucker Hops	$ 2.99 / oz $ 4.49	Pellet	1.7	Boil	5 min	1.9	37.5%
4 oz / $ 9.77

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.75 gal	Mash In	Strike	151 °F	148 °F	60 min
	Mash Out	Temperature	148 °F	170 °F	20 min
2.5 gal		Fly Sparge	170 °F	170 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.46 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
4 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.35 g	Epsom Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.90 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5 ml	Lactic acid		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
7.50 gal	RO Water	$ 0.49 / gal $ 3.68	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
$ 3.68

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 3.39 / each $ 3.39
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	65 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 232 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 3.8 oz Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.3 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
61	5	15	86	57	0
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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 %
0.90 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade (Pellet)	$ 0.56 / oz $ 0.50	15.75	22.5%
3.10 oz	Artisan - Hersbrucker (Pellet)	$ 2.99 / oz $ 9.27	8.05	77.5%
4 oz / $ 9.77

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