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Kolsch

161 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: BigIslandBrewer
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday June 13th 2016
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1.011
5.0%
29.2
4.0
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.50 lb German - Pilsner9.5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 92.7%
8 oz German - Vienna8 oz Vienna 37 4 4.9%
4 oz Canadian - Honey Malt4 oz Honey Malt 37 25 2.4%
164 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Perle0.75 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 60 min 24.04 20%
1 oz Domestic Hallertau1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 5 min 3.04 26.7%
1.50 oz Perle1.5 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 1 min 2.07 40%
0.50 oz Perle0.5 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Dry Hop 7 days 13.3%
3.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz whirfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
2 tbsp biofine Fining Bottling 2 days
1 tsp gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tsp Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Kölsch 2565
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
56 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 89 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 31.57 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Hawaii Catchment Purified Filtration
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Strike 162 °F 149 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.84 15.4  
Mash volume with grains 4.66 18.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.28 -5.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.81 g | 19.2 qt) 5.19 20.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.12 g | 28.5 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.12 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.03 36.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by BigIslandBrewer. All Grain, ABV 5.02%, IBU 29.15, SRM 4.03, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Vienna, Honey Malt) Hops: (Perle, Domestic Hallertau) Other: (whirfloc, biofine, gypsum, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous))
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