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German Golden Ale

187 calories 21.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 187 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday December 18th 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16.50 lb German - Pilsner16.5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 75.7%
3.30 lb American - White Wheat3.3 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 15.1%
1 lb German - Melanoidin1 lb Melanoidin 37 25 4.6%
1 lb German - Vienna1 lb Vienna 37 4 4.6%
21.80 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Tettnanger3 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.2 Boil 60 min 18.73 75%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.2 Boil 30 min 4.8 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 192 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 4.04 Volumes
 
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
Decoction 140 °F 150 °F 45 min
Decoction 150 °F 158 °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: 12.53 gal (50.1 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.53 gal (2.1 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 8.18 32.7  
Mash volume with grains 9.92 39.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.73 -10.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.33 g | 29.3 qt) 8.8 35.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.53 g | 50.1 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 10.5 42  
Going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 16.98 67.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

15% White wheat throws this beer out of guidelines for classic beer styles. Thus, making it the perfect beer, as I would never waste my beer on a "Beer Judge"!

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  • Last Updated: 2019-12-19 03:03 UTC