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Kölsch

147 calories 14.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 42 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 50 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: André Biseth
Calories: 147 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday January 25th 2017
1.048
1.011
4.9%
23.2
3.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.60 kg German - Pilsner7.6 kg Pilsner 38 1.6 88.4%
0.70 kg German - Wheat Malt0.7 kg Wheat Malt 37 2 8.1%
300 g German - Acidulated Malt300 g Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 3.5%
8.60 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
100 g Hallertau Mittelfruh100 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.7 Boil 60 min 17.94 66.7%
50 g Hallertau Mittelfruh50 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.7 Boil 20 min 5.43 33.3%
150 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whrilfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Yeast nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
18 - 21 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
16 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 375 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
37.5 L 37.5 liters @ 59.3 C Infusion -- 55 °C 15 min
Temperature -- 65 °C 45 min
Temperature -- 77 °C 5 min
Fly Sparge -- 79 °C 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4.5 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 51.3 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 5.9 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4.5 L/kg 38.7
Mash volume with grains 44.4
Grain absorption losses -8.6
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 22.1 L) 20.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 51.3 L) 50
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.8
Post boil Volume 42
Going into fermentor 42
Total: 59.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kölsch" Kölsch beer recipe by André Biseth. All Grain, ABV 4.88%, IBU 23.17, SRM 3.1, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Wheat Malt, Acidulated Malt) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Whrilfloc, Yeast nutrient)
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