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Alte Hexe Kolsch

161 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: CMW
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday September 30th 2017
1.049
1.011
5.0%
18.1
4.5
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16.50 lb German - Pilsner16.5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 78.6%
2.50 lb Munich - Light 10L2.5 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 11.9%
1 lb Flaked Wheat1 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 4.8%
1 lb Flaked Barley1 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 4.8%
21 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 14.66 66.7%
1 oz Spalt1 oz Spalt Hops Pellet 3.1 Boil 20 min 3.44 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.69 each whirfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
8 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
14 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
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:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 379 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.58 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Distilled Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
110 15 39 72 85 271
Need 15.0 gallons of strike water (10 mash, 5 hanging bucket sparge at 180F), and will make up proper salt balance by adding salts (primarily CaCl2). Use 6 gallons Serrano, 9 gallons distilled. Add 14 ml lactic acid, 4g CaCl2 (1 tsp) and 8g CaCO3 (2 tsp).
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10 gal Protein Rest Temperature -- 126 °F 20 min
Infusion Mash Infusion -- 150 °F 40 min
5 gal Hanging bucket sparge Sparge -- 172 °F 20 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.61 gal (50.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.61 gal (2.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 17.06 gal (68.22 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 10.32 gal (41.28 qt) and adding 5.06 gal (20.22 qt) sparge/top-off. 15.38 61.5  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 15.49 g | 62 qt) 15.38 61.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 17.17 g | 68.7 qt) 17.06 68.2  
Grain absorption losses -2.63 -10.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.61 g | 50.5 qt) 12.5 50  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Volume into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 15.38 61.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This beer is inspired by a trip to Cologne that I took with my family while visiting Europe a few years ago. After touring the Cologne Cathedral ("Dom"), we stopped in at a nearby bakery for some treats. As we were looking through the counter at the lovely pastries, an old woman behind the counter came around and swatted away the hand of my 5 year old daughter as she was pointing at a pastry she wanted (even though she wasn't touching the glass). I immediately gathered the crew and we promptly left without ordering, but not before telling off this old hag with a few choice German words. Alte Hexe is "old hag" or "witch" in German, so this beer is dedicated to her.


3L starter at 1.046 with 2 packets of WLP029 Kolsch yeast. Should be about 1 million cells per ml, more than adequate.

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