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Kolsch

131 calories 13.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 46 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 58 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 131 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday November 25th 2016
1.043
1.010
4.4%
30.4
2.9
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 kg United Kingdom - Lager6 kg Lager 38 1.4 69.8%
2.60 kg German - Caramel Pils2.6 kg Caramel Pils 35 2.4 30.2%
8.60 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
74 g Spalt74 g Spalt Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 70 min 19.84 39.8%
112 g Tettnanger112 g Tettnanger Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 10 min 10.54 60.2%
186 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10 g Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
29 g DLS Water Agt Boil 70 min.
17 g DLS Water Agt Mash 70 min.
90 g CRS Water Agt Other 1 days
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Kölsch 2565
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
13 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 370 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Table Sugar       Amount: 290       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
St Ives
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
113 6 10 35 33 290
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
27.5 L Mash Temperature -- 66 °C 90 min
43.5 L Sparge Fly Sparge -- 77 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 53.58 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 8.18 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 21.5
Mash volume with grains 27.2
Grain absorption losses -8.6
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 41.6 L) 46
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 53.6 L) 58
Boil off losses -6.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.9
Post boil Volume 46
Going into fermentor 46
Total: 67.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kolsch" German Pilsner (Pils) beer recipe by robjag. All Grain, ABV 4.38%, IBU 30.38, SRM 2.92, Fermentables: (Lager, Caramel Pils) Hops: (Spalt, Tettnanger) Other: (Irish Moss, DLS, CRS)
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  • Last Updated: 2016-11-25 08:03 UTC