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Kolsch

158 calories 16.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Dunkel
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.081 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday April 14th 2025
1.048
1.012
4.8%
21.2
4.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 lb Great Lakes Malting - 2 Row Pale malt7.5 lb 2 Row Pale malt 38 3.5 100%
7.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Domestic Hallertau1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 60 min 11.24 50%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 9.97 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 79 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 3.28 13.1  
Mash volume with grains 3.88 15.5  
Grain absorption losses -0.94 -3.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.48 g | 17.9 qt) 0.91 3.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 4.19 16.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kolsch" Munich Dunkel beer recipe by Brewer #454729. All Grain, ABV 4.77%, IBU 21.22, SRM 4.65, Fermentables: (2 Row Pale malt) Hops: (Domestic Hallertau, Tettnanger)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-04-17 17:18 UTC