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Kolsch

182 calories 19 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 105 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 107.68 gallons
Post Boil Size: 105.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 84%
Calories: 182 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday January 6th 2025
1.055
1.014
5.4%
40.2
3.6
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
190 lb Rahr - North Star Pils190 lb North Star Pils 36.3 1.7 95%
10 lb Barnowl - Vienna10 lb Vienna 34 6 5%
200 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
12 oz Galaxy12 oz Galaxy Hops Leaf/Whole 14.25 Boil at 212 °F 60 min 22.78 31.6%
10 oz BSG - Idaho 710 oz Idaho 7 Hops Leaf/Whole 14.1 Boil 15 min 9.32 26.3%
8 oz Galaxy8 oz Galaxy Hops Leaf/Whole 14.25 Whirlpool 0 min 4.07 21.1%
8 oz BSG - Idaho 78 oz Idaho 7 Hops Leaf/Whole 14.1 Whirlpool 0 min 4.02 21.1%
38 oz / $ 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Denver City Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
120 gal Infusion 152 °F 168 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 107.93 gal (431.7 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 95.93 gal (383.7 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 116 gal (464 qt) 100 400  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 100 400  
Mash volume with grains 116 464  
Grain absorption losses -25 -100  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 33.18 g | 132.7 qt) 32.93 131.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 107.93 g | 431.7 qt) 107.68 430.7  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.83 -3.3  
Post boil Volume 105.6 422.4  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.6 -2.4  
Going into fermentor 105 420  
Total: 132.93 531.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by Brewer #436736. All Grain, ABV 5.43%, IBU 40.2, SRM 3.63, Fermentables: (North Star Pils, Vienna) Hops: (Galaxy, Idaho 7)
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