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Watermelon Kolsch

158 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Nicholas Bartlett
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 20th 2016
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb German - Pilsner9 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 100%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz German Tradition1 oz German Tradition Hops Pellet 6 Boil 60 min 26.83 50%
1 oz Hersbrucker1 oz Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 30 min 13.75 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
14 lb Watermelon Flavor Secondary 30 days
 
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:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 113 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Force Carb       Amount: 7 Days @ 12 PSI      
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Sac Rest Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Mash Out Infusion -- 170 °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 3.38 13.5  
Mash volume with grains 4.1 16.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.58 g | 18.3 qt) 5.5 22  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.88 35.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
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  • Last Updated: 2016-10-20 15:36 UTC