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Kolsch

134 calories 13 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11.86 gallons
Post Boil Size: 9.54 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 134 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday September 13th 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb Rahr - Premium Pilsner15 lb Premium Pilsner 36.8 1.75 80%
3 lb German - Pale Wheat3 lb Pale Wheat 39 1.5 16%
12 oz German - Melanoidin12 oz Melanoidin 37 25 4%
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Hops
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1 oz Perle1 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 60 min 15.75 33.3%
1 oz Perle1 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 10 min 5.71 33.3%
1 oz Northern Brewer - Hallertau1 oz Hallertau Hops Pellet 4.1 Whirlpool at 200 °F 20 min 1.31 33.3%
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Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® KÖLN KÖLSCH KOLSCH STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 213 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 4.04 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
7.03 gal Strike 164 °F 149 °F 30 min
5.5 gal Sparge 170 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 64 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.03 28.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 7.03 g | 28.1 qt) 8.53 34.1  
Grain absorption losses -2.34 -9.4  
Remaining sparge water volume 7.42 29.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 11.86 47.4  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 9.54 38.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Top off amount 1.5 6  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 14.45 57.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by JJones256. All Grain, ABV 4.18%, IBU 22.78, SRM 4.19, Fermentables: (Premium Pilsner, Pale Wheat, Melanoidin) Hops: (Perle, Hallertau)
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