Colorado Kolsch Brew Session

Brew Session Info

Brew Date 5/13/2022

Notes (Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

14 pre sparge. stop at 3.5 gallons

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

Grain Weight

16.85 lb kg

Grain Temp

65 °FC

Target Mash Temp

149 °FC

Mash Thickness

1.5 qt/lbl/kg

Total Boil Time

90 min.

Wort Into Fermenter

12 gals liters

Equipment Profile

Grain Absorption

0.15 gals/lb liters/kg

Sparge Grain Absorption

0.01 gals/lb liters/kg

HLT-MT Heat Loss

0 °FC

Mash Tun Loss

0.25 gals liters

Brew Kettle Trub Loss

0.5 gals liters

Boil Loss

1 gals/hour liters/hour

Wort Shrinkage

0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

Total Water Needed

16.90 gals liters

Mash Tun Capacity

7.67 gals liters

Mash/Strike Volume

6.57 gals liters

HLT Temperature

159.77 °FC

Strike Temperature

159.77 °FC

1st Runnings

4.04 gals liters

Sparge Volume

10.33 gals liters

Total Runoff

14.20 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

Mash PH

5.7 PH

Mash Start Temp

120 °FC

Mash End Temp

149 °FC

Mash Time

90 minutes

Boil

Pre-Boil Gravity

1.046 1.040 (estimated)

Boil Volume

14.7 gallons liters 14.20 (gallonsliters estimated)

Boil Time

90 minutes minutes (90 minutes estimated)

Post-Boil Volume

11.7 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 14.70 gallonsliters at 1.046 for 90 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.50 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.051.

You wanted an OG of 1.045. It looks like it will be over.

Fermentation

Volume in Fermenter

11 gallons liters 12.00 (gallonsliters estimated)

Original Gravity

1.051 (1.045 predicted)

Final Gravity

(1.011 predicted)

Conditioning

Condition Date

Bottle/Keg

Tasting Notes (0)

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Recipe Facts

Colorado Kolsch

12.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
14.90 Gallons Liters Boil Size
90 min Boil Time
1.045 OG
1.011 FG
22.1 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
0.49 BG:GU
2.1° SRM Color
95% Efficiency
4.4% ABV Alcohol
151 per 12oz Calories

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