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Kinda Kolsch

177 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 2.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 0.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 177 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday February 14th 2016
1.054
1.010
5.7%
26.0
3.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1.10 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light1.1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light - (late boil kettle addition) 42 4 28.6%
2 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Pilsen2 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Pilsen - (late boil kettle addition) 35 2 51.9%
3.10 lbs / 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 13%
0.25 lb American - Vienna0.25 lb Vienna 35 4 6.5%
0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 30 min 25.99 100%
1 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 3.88 g | 15.5 qt) 0.59 2.4  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 3.88 g | 15.5 qt) 0.65 2.6  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.09 -0.4  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 3.78 g | 15.1 qt) 0.5 2  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.26 1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil volume 2.5 10  
Going into fermentor 2.5 10  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 0.59 2.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Fermented 2+ weeks at ~55-59 degrees. Moved to 70 degrees for 1 week. Cold crashed 4 days.
Bottled. Checked at 2 weeks - perfect carb, excellent flavor. Slight fruity ester. Lush mouthfeel, little too sweet.
Needs less Carapils for extract version - switch Vienna and Carapils amounts, maybe sub Maris Otter for Vienna for more maltiness. Maybe add small amount of sugar to dry out slightly.
After 4 weeks in bottle, yeast flavor diminished slightly, still Kolsch-y.
Brewed all-grain version with low mash temp...hope for similar outcome, only slightly drier.

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  • Last Updated: 2016-04-11 15:01 UTC