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Fountain Creek Kolsch

148 calories 14.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 144 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 154 gallons
Post Boil Size: 144 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 88% (brew house)
Source: Stubborn German Brewing Company
Calories: 148 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 23rd 2014
1.045
1.010
4.6%
22.7
3.3
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
160 lb German - Pilsner160 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 81%
10.20 lb Munich - Light 10L10.2 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 5.2%
20.30 lb German - Vienna20.3 lb Vienna 37 4 10.3%
7.06 lb Weyermann - Carafoam7.06 lb Carafoam 34.5 2.2 3.6%
197.56 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
12 oz Magnum12 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 12.6 Boil 60 min 21.37 42.9%
16 oz Saphir16 oz Saphir Hops Pellet 2.9 Boil 5 min 1.31 57.1%
28 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
30 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
70 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1.09 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 7628 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Fly Sparge -- 149 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 147.3 gal (589.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 135.3 gal (541.2 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 102.24 gal (408.95 qt) 86.43 345.7  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 86.43 345.7  
Mash volume with grains 102.24 408.9  
Grain absorption losses -24.7 -98.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 85.81 g | 343.3 qt) 92.51 370.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 147.3 g | 589.2 qt) 154 616  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.05 -4.2  
Post boil Volume 144 576  
Going into fermentor 144 576  
Total: 178.95 715.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Fountain Creek Kolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by Stubborn German Brewing Company. All Grain, ABV 4.6%, IBU 22.68, SRM 3.28, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Munich - Light 10L, Vienna, Carafoam) Hops: (Magnum, Saphir) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum)
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