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AmeriKolsch

155 calories 15.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created Thursday June 30th 2016
1.047
1.011
4.7%
28.9
2.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18 lb German - Pilsner18 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 100%
18 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Tradition2 oz Tradition Hops Pellet 6 Boil 60 min 23.09 50%
2 oz Hersbrucker2 oz Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil 20 min 5.83 50%
4 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
22.5 qt 165 deg Mash in (add however much water below the grain bed) Infusion -- 151 °F 60 min
12 qt Mashout with 12 qts boiling Infusion -- 170 °F 10 min
28 qt Fly sparge to get 13 gal in boil Sparge -- 168 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Kölsch 2565
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
56 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 486 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Add 2.5 tsp of Gypsum to mash

Add 1 tsp of Lactic Acid to mash to get 5.43 ph
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"AmeriKolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by tkaufman. All Grain, ABV 4.7%, IBU 28.92, SRM 2.89, Fermentables: (Pilsner) Hops: (Tradition, Hersbrucker)
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  • Last Updated: 2016-07-04 13:13 UTC
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