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Kolsch

181 calories 18.2 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: 12.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Calories: 181 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday February 22nd 2019
1.055
1.013
5.5%
24.6
3.6
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18 lb German - Pilsner18 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 87.8%
1 lb German - Munich Light1 lb Munich Light 37 6 4.9%
1 lb German - Vienna1 lb Vienna 37 4 4.9%
0.50 lb German - Wheat Malt0.5 lb Wheat Malt 37 2 2.4%
20.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.80 oz Perle0.8 oz Perle Hops Pellet 7.2 Boil 60 min 10.09 13.8%
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 30 min 9.42 34.5%
1 oz Hersbrucker1 oz Hersbrucker Hops Leaf/Whole 3.2 Boil 15 min 2.53 17.2%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4 Boil 10 min 2.54 17.2%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.8 Boil 0 min 17.2%
5.80 oz / $ 0.00
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10 gal Sparge -- 145 °F 60 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: 12.72 gal (50.87 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.72 gal (2.87 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 7.84 g | 31.4 qt) 7.63 30.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.72 g | 50.9 qt) 12.5 50  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.22 -0.9  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 15.31 61.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kolsch" Kölsch beer recipe by 2beards. All Grain, ABV 5.49%, IBU 24.58, SRM 3.6, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Munich Light, Vienna, Wheat Malt) Hops: (Perle, Hallertau Mittelfruh, Hersbrucker, Tettnanger, Saaz)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-02-23 20:51 UTC