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Kolsch

158 calories 16.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Tony Arruda
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday March 30th 2012
1.048
1.012
4.7%
24.6
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb German - Pilsner8 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 84.2%
1 lb German - Wheat Malt1 lb Wheat Malt 37 2 10.5%
0.50 lb German - Vienna0.5 lb Vienna 37 4 5.3%
9.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.90 oz Perle0.9 oz Perle Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 90 min 15.87 54.5%
0.50 oz Perle0.5 oz Perle Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 50 min 7.84 30.3%
0.25 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker0.25 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 2 Boil 15 min 0.91 15.2%
1.65 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
0.60 tsp Gypsum - CaSO4 Water Agt Mash 55 min.
1.10 tsp Epsom Salt - MgSO4 Water Agt Mash 55 min.
2.20 tsp Calcium Chloride - CaCl2 Water Agt Mash 55 min.
1.10 tsp Chalk - CaCO3 Water Agt Mash 55 min.
1 tsp Baking Soda - NaHCO3? Water Agt Mash 55 min.
2 tbsp Phosphoric Acid Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
Yes
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Priming
Method: corn sugar       Amount: 3/4 cup      
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
104 15 52 86 109 152
Koln water profile found on brewersfriend application

Profile ID:KXX7VMJ
Updated Profile for acid addition to mash: XTZP1WQ
Actually added 2T H3PO4 to mash. Good numbers.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10.25 qt Infusion -- 143 °F 30 min
Infusion -- 159 °F 15 min
Sparge -- 168 °F 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.16 16.6  
Mash volume with grains 4.92 19.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
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 8.31 g | 33.2 qt) 8.5 34  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 9.94 39.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Ferment at 61F 4-5 days. Cool to 32 over 5 days. Lager at 32 for 21 days.
Took 3-4 weeks to fully carbonate at room temp.
Edited recipe on 7/19/12 to go to .5 lb Vienna malt from 1.25 lb.
9/11/2013: Last couple of batches came out very slightly high in OG (1.050-1.053). Changing recipe today to show expected efficiency of 80%, and lowered pils malt and wheat malt to 7.5lb and 0.75lb respectively.
Also, consider using different hops - German noble hops as stated in BJCP 6C.
4/30: Used 8# Pils, 1# Wheat Malt, .5# Vienna. Got 5.5g @ 1.052.
7/16/2016: Got very high efficiency, so I scaled the hops up in recipe to get 6.25 gal to fermenter. Note that my earlier IBU target had been 26. This batch will be 29. After brewing, efficiency was not so high, but still 80%. IBU will be 32. Back off on hps next time.
1/21/2017: Modified recipe to target 24.6 IBU.

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