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Kolsch

181 calories 18.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.073 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.092 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 181 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday January 2nd 2016
1.055
1.013
5.5%
25.8
5.7
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb German - Pilsner10 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 47.6%
10 lb German - Kölsch10 lb Kölsch 37 4.4 47.6%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 4.8%
21 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Perle2 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 60 min 25.29 50%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 1 min 0.47 50%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - G03 Dieter
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
60 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 385 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 10.5 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
No additions made.
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
27 qt Full volume BIAB Infusion 158 °F 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.06 gal (48.22 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 10.32 gal (41.28 qt) and adding 0.05 gal (0.22 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.38 41.5  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 10.53 g | 42.1 qt) 10.38 41.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 12.21 g | 48.8 qt) 12.06 48.2  
Grain absorption losses -2.63 -10.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.65 g | 30.6 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Top off amount 4 16  
Volume into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 10.38 41.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Bottle conditioned - strong flocculation helps with clean pours.
Carbonation completed in just a few days @ 68F.
Thick layer of yeast in each bottle suggests a possibly over-pitched batch.

Added 01/04/2020:
The Riverfish Team has just learned that incorrect use of the pitching calculator has lead to heavy over pitching. Essentially, cell counts in a pack of dry yeast was grossly under estimated. However, this batch used Imperial liquid packs.

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