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Carolina Kolsch

161 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Basement Bottom Brewing
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday January 7th 2015
1.049
1.011
5.0%
24.7
4.2
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb German - Pilsner10 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 88.5%
1 lb German - Wheat Malt1 lb Wheat Malt 37 2 8.8%
4.80 oz Belgian - Aromatic4.8 oz Aromatic 33 38 2.7%
11.30 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.70 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker0.7 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 9.15 20.3%
2 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker2 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 2 Boil 30 min 10.04 58%
0.75 oz Fuggles0.75 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 5.47 21.7%
3.45 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
1 ml Ferm Cap Water Agt Boil 90 min.
1 oz Clarity Ferm Fining Primary --
6 g Rose Hips Spice Boil 1 min.
12 g Chamomile Spice Boil 1 min.
3 g Passion Flower Spice Boil 1 min.
0.60 oz Orange Blossom Water Spice Boil 1 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 149 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Washington DC
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Add 1 teas. Phosphoric Acid to reach 5.2 liquor
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 qt Temperature -- 149 °F 60 min
12 qt Temperature -- 168 °F 15 min
12 qt Sparge -- 165 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.24 17  
Mash volume with grains 5.14 20.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.41 -5.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.3 g | 25.2 qt) 5.93 23.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.88 g | 35.5 qt) 8.5 34  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 6.5 26  
Going into fermentor 6.5 26  
Total: 10.16 40.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

1 tsp. CaCl2 in mash

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