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165 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday January 8th 2024
1.050
1.012
5.0%
27.7
5.0
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb American - Pilsner15 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 68.2%
3 lb Munich - Light 10L3 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 13.6%
3 lb American - Vienna3 lb Vienna 35 4 13.6%
1 lb American - Wheat1 lb Wheat 38 1.8 4.5%
22 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops Leaf/Whole 15 Boil 90 min 25.31 33.3%
2 oz Styrian Goldings2 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5.5 Whirlpool at 180 °F 20 min 2.4 66.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
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:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 197 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 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
16.5 gal Temperature 159 °F 152 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65150 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.29 gal (57.15 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.29 gal (9.15 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 18.26 gal (73.04 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 10.24 gal (40.96 qt) and adding 6.26 gal (25.04 qt) sparge/top-off. 16.5 66  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 qt/lb 16.5 66  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 18.19 g | 72.7 qt) 18.26 73  
Grain absorption losses -2.75 -11  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 0.79 g | 3.2 qt) 1.5 6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.29 g | 57.2 qt) 15 60  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
Top off amount 0.08 0.3  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 18 72
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"kolsch" German Pilsner (Pils) beer recipe by Brewer #415342. All Grain, ABV 4.99%, IBU 27.71, SRM 5.04, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Munich - Light 10L, Vienna, Wheat) Hops: (Columbus, Styrian Goldings)
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  • Last Updated: 2024-01-08 14:57 UTC