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Watermelon Kolsch

153 calories 15.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 40 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 57.7 liters
Post Boil Size: 43 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Nicholas Bartlett
Hop Utilization: 88%
Calories: 153 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday June 11th 2023
1.050
1.012
5.0%
13.5
3.2
5.9
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 kg German - Pilsner9 kg Pilsner 38 1.6 100%
9 kg / 0.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
29 g German Tradition29 g German Tradition Hops Pellet 6 Boil 60 min 10.9 50%
29 g Hersbrucker29 g Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 10 min 2.63 50%
58 g / 0.00 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
14 kg Watermelon Flavor Secondary 30 days
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
2 Barrels
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
18 - 21 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
18.3 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 248 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
10243 Berlin, Germany
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
Sac Rest Infusion -- 67 °C 60 min
Mash Out Infusion -- 77 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 45.99 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 0.59 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 27
Mash volume with grains 32.9
Grain absorption losses -9
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 28.9 L) 40.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 46 L) 57.7
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 40 L) 43
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 43 L) 40
Total: 67.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
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  • Last Updated: 2023-06-11 08:39 UTC