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Kolsch

170 calories 14.7 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.71 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.21 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Calories: 170 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Friday March 19th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Viking - Extra Pale9 lb Extra Pale $ 0.72 / lb
$ 6.48 		37 1.8 90%
4 oz Weyermann - Acidulated4 oz Acidulated $ 2.20 / lb
$ 0.55 		27 3.4 2.5%
8 oz Viking - Vienna8 oz Vienna 37 3.6 5%
4 oz Viking - Wheat Malt4 oz Wheat Malt 38 2.5 2.5%
160 oz / $ 7.03
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
16 g Artisan - Magnum16 g Magnum Hops $ 2.00 / oz
$ 1.13 		Pellet 12 Boil 60 min 23.77 100%
16 g / $ 1.13
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 3.99 / each
$ 3.99
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required
$ 3.99 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Willow Glen Tap Jan 6 2019
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
4.25 gal Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
3.5 gal Fly Sparge -- 165 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 4 16  
Mash volume with grains 4.8 19.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.52 g | 18.1 qt) 4.21 16.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.02 g | 28.1 qt) 6.71 26.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6.21 24.8  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.21 g | 24.8 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.21 32.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

About 2.3 g/5 gal seems to be the sweet spot. This will result in 37 mg/L Ca++ and 66 mg/L Cl-. 7.5g = 4.5g/batch.

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