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Dry Kolsch

121 calories 7.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 17 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18 gallons
Post Boil Size: 16.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Calories: 121 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 7.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday February 15th 2020
1.038
1.002
4.7%
11.2
2.1
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13.50 lb American - Pilsner13.5 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 69.2%
4.50 lb Flaked Corn4.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 23.1%
1.50 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose1.5 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 7.7%
19.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Warrior0.25 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 4.77 11.1%
2 oz GR Tradition2 oz GR Tradition Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 6.46 88.9%
2.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
95%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 214 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Municipal
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
3.4 gal 130-160 step mash Strike 145 °F 135 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 60 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 18.08 gal (72.34 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 6.08 gal (24.34 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.75 27  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 7.69 g | 30.8 qt) 8.19 32.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.25 -9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 13.72 g | 54.9 qt) 13.63 54.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.12 0.5  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 18.08 g | 72.3 qt) 18 72  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 16.5 66  
Top off amount 0.5 2  
Going into fermentor 17 68  
Total: 20.38 81.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Dry Kolsch" American Light Lager beer recipe by Pughtown Brewers. All Grain, ABV 4.72%, IBU 11.23, SRM 2.07, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Flaked Corn, Corn Sugar - Dextrose) Hops: (Warrior, GR Tradition)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-02-15 20:30 UTC