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Low ABV Spring Ale

5360 calories 490.1 g 20 qt
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.023 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 5360 calories (Per 20qt)
Carbs: 490.1 g (Per 20qt)
Created: Saturday February 22nd 2025
1.031
1.006
3.3%
21.6
8.9
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row5 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 74.1%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 7.4%
1 lb American - Red Wheat1 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 14.8%
4 oz German - Acidulated Malt4 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 3.7%
6.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 8.26 20%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 20 min 10 40%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 5 min 3.29 40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 57 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Columbia, MS
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
2.11 gal Strike 165 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 67 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 2.19 8.8  
Mash volume with grains 2.73 10.9  
Grain absorption losses -0.84 -3.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.99 g | 24 qt) 6.4 25.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.4 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.59 34.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

NO, this is not a kolsch. Totally experimental brew to make something smashable for spring/summer that’s almost here. It’s part table beer, part bitter, part American, part German.

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  • Last Updated: 2025-02-22 06:11 UTC