Homebrew Recipe Calculator

    Recipe Info

    gal lit
    gal lit
    (Include recipe history, facts and other details that brewers will find interesting)
    Scale Add a Photo

    Fermentables

    61% - Pilsner - DE
    22% - Dark Munich - DE
    17% - Floor-Malted Bohemian Dark Pilsner - DE
    18 lb kg total fermentables

    Hops

    Hallertau
    17.7
    1.5 oz g total hops

    Yeast

    White Labs German Ale/Kölsch WLP029

    Other Stuff

    Yeast Nutrient
    Whirlfloc

    Mash Steps

    Mash Steps

    Add Mash Steps for Planning the Perfect Conversion

    If you are an extract brewer you can ignore this step. Mashing is a simple technique in which your malted grains are soaked and the amylase enzymes from the grains convert their starch to fermentable sugars.

    Special Instructions

    Enter any specific brewing steps needed to reproduce this recipe.

    Examples: steep specialty grains at 168F for 20 minutes, Ferment at 68F for 14 days, etc.

    1.
    2.
    3.
    Add Another Step

    Recipe Facts

    Clone Of Dark Kolsch
    Kölsch
    • 6.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
    • 8.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
    • 90  min Boil Time
    • 1.062 OG
    • 1.012 FG
    • 17.7 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
    • 0.28 BG:GU
    • 7.6° SRM Color
    • 60% Efficiency
    • 6.5% ABV Alcohol
    • 209 per 12oz Calories

    Homebrew Style Guide

    The homebrew style guide helps you match your homebrew recipe with one of the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) official styles.

    5B. Kölsch

      Kölsch

      OG 0.995
      1.120
      OG: 1.044-1.050 / Your OG: 1.062
      FG 0.995
      1.120
      FG: 1.007-1.011 / Your FG: 1.012
      IBU 0
      120
      IBU: 18-30 / Your IBU: 18
      SRM 0
      40
      SRM: 3.5-5 / Your SRM: 7.6
      ABV 0
      14
      ABV: 4.4-5.2 / Your ABV: 6.5
      BG:GU 0
      2
      BG:GU: 0.36-0.68 / Your BG:GU: 0.28

      Bière de Garde

      OG 0.995
      1.120
      OG: 1.060-1.080 / Your OG: 1.062
      FG 0.995
      1.120
      FG: 1.008-1.016 / Your FG: 1.012
      IBU 0
      120
      IBU: 18-28 / Your IBU: 18
      SRM 0
      40
      SRM: 6-19 / Your SRM: 7.6
      ABV 0
      14
      ABV: 6-8.5 / Your ABV: 6.5
      BG:GU 0
      2
      BG:GU: 0.22-0.47 / Your BG:GU: 0.28

      Belgian Blond Ale

      OG 0.995
      1.120
      OG: 1.062-1.075 / Your OG: 1.062
      FG 0.995
      1.120
      FG: 1.008-1.018 / Your FG: 1.012
      IBU 0
      120
      IBU: 15-30 / Your IBU: 18
      SRM 0
      40
      SRM: 4-7 / Your SRM: 7.6
      ABV 0
      14
      ABV: 6-7.5 / Your ABV: 6.5
      BG:GU 0
      2
      BG:GU: 0.20-0.48 / Your BG:GU: 0.28

      Saison

      OG 0.995
      1.120
      OG: 1.048-1.065 / Your OG: 1.062
      FG 0.995
      1.120
      FG: 1.002-1.008 / Your FG: 1.012
      IBU 0
      120
      IBU: 20-35 / Your IBU: 18
      SRM 0
      40
      SRM: 5-22 / Your SRM: 7.6
      ABV 0
      14
      ABV: 3.5-9.5 / Your ABV: 6.5
      BG:GU 0
      2
      BG:GU: 0.31-0.73 / Your BG:GU: 0.28
      © 2025 by brewgr.com. All Rights Reserved.