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Kolsch

185 calories 18.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (brew house)
Source: TT
Calories: 185 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday December 11th 2018
1.056
1.013
5.6%
28.4
3.5
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18.50 lb German - Pilsner18.5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 90.2%
2 lb American - Vienna2 lb Vienna 35 4 9.8%
20.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Domestic Hallertau1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 60 min 6.83 25%
2 oz Tettnanger2 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 15.76 50%
1 oz Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 20 min 5.83 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 tsp Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 tsp Gypsum 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:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 575 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 gal Infusion -- 130 °F 30 min
2 gal Infusion -- 150 °F 30 min
Temperature -- 168 °F 10 min
8 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 40 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.65 gal (50.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.65 gal (2.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.69 30.8  
Mash volume with grains 9.33 37.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.56 -10.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.78 g | 31.1 qt) 7.73 30.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.65 g | 50.6 qt) 12.6 50.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 15.41 61.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by TT. All Grain, ABV 5.62%, IBU 28.43, SRM 3.47, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Vienna) Hops: (Domestic Hallertau, Tettnanger, Styrian Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride, Gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2018-12-16 16:16 UTC