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Kolsch

182 calories 19 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 69.7% (brew house)
Source: Frank
Calories: 182 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday September 26th 2017
1.055
1.014
5.5%
30.5
3.5
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb German - Pilsner10 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 95.2%
8 oz Flaked Wheat8 oz Flaked Wheat 34 2 4.8%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Domestic Hallertau1.5 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil 60 min 30.47 100%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
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) 128 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 0 0 0 0 0
pH 5.2

Water Chemistry: 50 Ca for yeast health, 0 sulfates with noble hops, goal pH 5.4 - record ID SXJ52XX

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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.3 gal Target temp 150 Infusion -- 163.7 °F 60 min
1.8 gal Boiling water for mashout Infusion -- 212 °F 10 min
4 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.28 13.1  
Mash volume with grains 4.12 16.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.59 g | 22.4 qt) 5.78 23.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.31 g | 29.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 9.06 36.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash at 150 F for 60

Ferment at 65 F 5-7 days (finish ferment), up to 71 F 2-3 days, cold crash 30-35 F 2-3 days, bottle.

Hops - Tettinager would be 2nd choice (noble hop varieties, experiment with later batches)

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