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Cool almost Kolsch

161 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday December 28th 2022
1.049
1.011
5.0%
65.2
4.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb German - Kölsch6 lb Kölsch 37 4.4 66.7%
3 lb German - Pilsner3 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 33.3%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cascade 1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 90 min 22.46 33.3%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 60 min 21 33.3%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 70 min 21.69 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Safe Ale - Safe Ale s33
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 89 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 5.1 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Mash Ph around 5
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Well water.
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
2.25 gal Protein rest Infusion 131 °F 121 °F 18 min
1.2 gal Removed 1 gal of mash, bringing it to a boil adding it back Infusion 200 °F 132 °F 10 min
1 gal Actual final mash 149 Decoction 212 °F 150 °F 60 min
3 gal Actual yield to boil was just over 6 gal Fly Sparge 170 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 3.94 15.8  
Mash volume with grains 4.66 18.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.3 g | 21.2 qt) 3.44 13.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.86 g | 31.5 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.38 29.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Leave last once of hops in wort during cooldown (Immersion) yeast was pitched at 73 good strong ferment for 3 days in primary 6 days total. racked to secondary with gelatin fining for 3 days. Bottled with priming sugar.

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