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Black Kolsch

180 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Pre-Prohibition Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday May 21st 2018
1.055
1.011
5.9%
23.5
27.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb American - Pale Ale5 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 46.5%
3 lb Belgian - Pale Ale3 lb Pale Ale 38 3.4 27.9%
2 lb German - Munich Light2 lb Munich Light 37 6 18.6%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent0.5 lb Black Patent 27 525 4.7%
0.25 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate0.25 lb Pale Chocolate 33 207 2.3%
10.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 16.26 50%
0.50 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker0.5 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Aroma 20 min 4.92 25%
0.25 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker0.25 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 10 min 1.47 12.5%
0.25 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker0.25 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 5 min 0.81 12.5%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each whilfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
1 each yeast fuel Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
74 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Target Water Profile
Munich (Dark Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
82 20 4 2 16 320
2 g gypsum
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.6 gal Infusion -- 160 °F 60 min
2.5 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
2.6 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 3.57 14.3  
Mash volume with grains 4.43 17.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.34 -5.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.59 g | 18.4 qt) 4.52 18.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.09 32.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Black Kolsch" Pre-Prohibition Porter beer recipe by Brewer #143941. All Grain, ABV 5.88%, IBU 23.47, SRM 27.72, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Munich Light, Black Patent, Pale Chocolate) Hops: (Hallertau Hersbrucker) Other: (whilfloc, yeast fuel)
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  • Last Updated: 2018-05-22 13:22 UTC