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Bell James Kölsch

357 calories 38.9 g 750 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 49 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 60.12 liters
Post Boil Size: 52.75 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: NattyJ
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 357 calories (Per 750ml)
Carbs: 38.9 g (Per 750ml)
Created: Tuesday September 27th 2022
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 kg Weyermann - Pilsner10 kg Pilsner $ 3.58 / kg
$ 35.80 		36 1.5 90.1%
1.10 kg Barrett Burston - Wheat Malt1.1 kg Wheat Malt $ 2.31 / kg
$ 2.54 		35.4 1.8 9.9%
11.10 kg / $ 38.34
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
75 g Tettnang75 g Tettnang Hops $ 0.09 / g
$ 6.75 		Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 18.94 100%
75 g / $ 6.75
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
9.65 ml Phosphoric acid $ 0.03 / ml
$ 0.29 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
$ 0.29
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
4 Liters
Cost:
$ 3.00 / L
$ 12.00
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
18 - 21 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
16 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 309 B cells required
$ 12.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 1.19 bar       Temp: 4 °C       CO2 Level: 3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
ACT - Gungahlin - 2019 Water Report Mean
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
41.56 L HERMS - Beta Sacch Rest Strike 63 °C 63 °C 30 min
HERMS - Alpha Sacch Rest Temperature 69 °C 69 °C 45 min
Mash Out Temperature 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
33.19 L Fly Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.75 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 55.08 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 9.68 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.8 L/kg 30.5
Mash volume with grains 37.9
Grain absorption losses -11.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 36.6 L) 41.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 55.1 L) 60.1
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 49 L) 52.8
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 52.8 L) 49
Total: 72.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

1st Kölsch.
Super clean when fermented at 14c.

Might try increasing the fermentation temp slightly (16c) for second attempt.

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  • Last Updated: 2023-03-22 00:18 UTC