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NB Kolsch

189 calories 20.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 189 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday September 26th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Gladfield - German Pilsner Malt10 lb German Pilsner Malt 37.3 2.03 90.9%
1 lb US - Pale 2-Row1 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 9.1%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Tradition (Germany)1 oz Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops Pellet 5 Boil 45 min 16.96 50%
1 oz Hersbrucker1 oz Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 30 min 11.36 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Mash 10 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 93 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Hastings, MN USA RO
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.5 gal Strike 156 °F 151 °F 60 min
3 gal Sparge 70 °F 170 °F 10 min
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.81 19.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.69 22.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.39 g | 13.6 qt) 3.31 13.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 5.5 22  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5 20  
Total: 8.13 32.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"NB Kolsch" German Pilsner (Pils) beer recipe by west1m. All Grain, ABV 5.41%, IBU 28.33, SRM 4.14, Fermentables: (German Pilsner Malt, Pale 2-Row) Hops: (Hallertau Tradition (Germany), Hersbrucker) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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