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Honey Kolsch

178 calories 18.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 178 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday March 1st 2015
1.054
1.013
5.4%
31.6
4.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.75 lb German - Pilsner6.75 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 75%
1 lb German - Pale Wheat1 lb Pale Wheat 39 1.5 11.1%
0.25 lb Canadian - Honey Malt0.25 lb Honey Malt 37 25 2.8%
1 lb Honey1 lb Honey 42 2 11.1%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Vanguard0.5 oz Vanguard Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 10.69 18.5%
1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Leaf/Whole 4 Boil 15 min 7.72 37%
0.50 oz Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 7.4 18.5%
0.70 oz Crystal0.7 oz Crystal Hops Leaf/Whole 4.3 Boil 15 min 5.81 25.9%
2.70 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:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 120 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10 qt Infusion -- 125 °F 20 min
6 qt Infusion -- 152 °F 45 min
8 qt Sparge -- 170 °F 5 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 3 12  
Mash volume with grains 3.64 14.6  
Grain absorption losses -1 -4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.52 g | 18.1 qt) 4.17 16.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.08 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.35 g | 25.4 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 4.75 19  
Going into fermentor 4.75 19  
Total: 7.17 28.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Honey Kolsch" German Pilsner (Pils) beer recipe by JamesS. All Grain, ABV 5.38%, IBU 31.62, SRM 4.08, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Pale Wheat, Honey Malt, Honey) Hops: (Vanguard, Hallertau Hersbrucker, Tettnanger, Crystal)
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