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Red Kölsch Ale

Name: Red Kölsch Ale
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 5.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 9 lb Pilsner; 4 oz Chocolate Malt; 8 oz Caramel Malt - 120L; 4 oz Carafoam; 1 oz Cascade Hops; 1 oz Cascade Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.01 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday August 3rd 2026

Original Gravity:

1.050

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

5.0%

IBU (tinseth):

27.8

SRM (morey):

17.7

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
9 lb	American - Pilsner9 lb Pilsner	37	1.8	90%
4 oz	Bairds - Chocolate Malt4 oz Chocolate Malt	31	500	2.5%
8 oz	Briess - Caramel Malt - 120L8 oz Caramel Malt - 120L	34.5	120	5%
4 oz	Weyermann - Carafoam4 oz Carafoam	34.5	2.2	2.5%
160 oz / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	60 min	26.65	50%
1 oz	Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	1 min	1.15	50%
2 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.37 gal		Strike	152 °F	152 °F	60 min
Starting Grain Temp: 153 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 oz	Whirlfloc tablet		Other	Mash	5 min.

Yeast

Wyeast - Kölsch 2565

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	56 - 70 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 9.3 oz Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 4.04 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2026-08-03 00:16 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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