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Kolsch 30 Jul 22

141 calories 15 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 8 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11 liters
Post Boil Size: 9 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 141 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday August 1st 2022
1.046
1.012
4.5%
33.8
6.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1,500 g Weyermann - Bohemian Pilsner Malt1500 g Bohemian Pilsner Malt 36.8 2.43 88.2%
200 g Crisp Malting - Dark Munich200 g Dark Munich 36.3 19 11.8%
1,700 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Hallertau Mittelfruh20 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 26.66 42.6%
27 g Hallertau Mittelfruh27 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 5 min 7.18 57.4%
47 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® KÖLN KÖLSCH KOLSCH STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
5 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
15 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 32 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.6 L Strike 68 °C 68 °C 60 min
4 L Sparge 75 °C 75 °C --
2.5 L Top Off 68 °C 68 °C --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 15.6 L) 12.7
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 15.6 L) 13.8
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -1.7
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.9 L) 11
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 8 L) 9
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 9 L) 8
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.  
Total: 12.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

kept fermenting for about 12 days, temp may have been high, kept it in the house but heatwave kept it up at around 25c worried it might affect taste. Bottled day 14, tried a sample on 24, drinkable (i.e. I did not throw up!) but not marvelous, am now going to cold lager it for a couple of weeks to see if taste improves and clears.

lagered for 4 weeks, that did the trick, cleared up nicely and v pleasant. If this is what passes for real Kolsch the I can see why it is popular. Not likely to win awards it is light on flavour but a good session "lager" style to spend an afternoon with and put the world to rights

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  • Last Updated: 2022-09-07 15:38 UTC