Summer Kolsh - need comments
  • BenvarineBenvarine
    Posts: 1,606
    Copied from BeerSmith. Any help in lowering the ABV is appreciated. Not much experience in recipe building.

    Type: Extract Date: 4/24/2012
    Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
    Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Stainless Kegs (10 Gal/37.8 L)
    End of Boil Volume 6.24 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
    Final Bottling Volume: 4.25 gal Est Mash Efficiency 0.0 %

    Ingredients
    Amt Name Type # %/IBU
    1.00 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 1 23.7 IBUs
    0.25 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 2 3.6 IBUs
    1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 3 -
    1.0 pkg German Ale (Wyeast Labs #1007) [124.21 ml] Yeast 4 -
    2 lbs Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 5 28.6 %
    5 lbs Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Sugar 6 71.4 %

    Beer Profile

    Est Original Gravity: 1.047 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.049 SG
    Est Final Gravity: 0.996 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
    Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.7 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.1 %
    Bitterness: 27.3 IBUs Calories: 161.8 kcal/12oz
    Est Color: 4.1 SRM
    Mash Profile

    Mash Name: BIAB, Light Body Total Grain Weight: 7 lbs
    Sparge Water: 1.23 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
    Sparge Temperature: 168.1 F Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
    Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20
  • LothosLothos
    Posts: 2,146
    ok here is what i did with it

    I kicked It in the ASS I did

    New Recipe
    0- Untitled Style

    Size: 6.0 gal

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    Calories: 249.96 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

    Original Gravity: 1.075 (1.000 - 1.100)
    Terminal Gravity: 1.019 (1.000 - 1.100)
    Color: 7.92 (0.0 - 50.0)
    Alcohol: 7.39% (0.0% - 10.0%)
    Bitterness: 16.0 (0.0 - 50.0)

    Ingredients:
    8.0 lb (53.3%) Pale Liquid - added during boil, boiled 60 m
    7.0 lb (46.7%) Cara-Pils® Malt - added during mash
    1.0 oz (80.0%) Hallertauer Hersbrucker (4.5%) - added during boil, boiled 60 m
    0.25 oz (20.0%) Hallertauer Hersbrucker (4.5%) - added during boil, boiled 20 m
    1.0 tsp Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 15 m
    1.0 ea WYeast 2575-PC Kolsch II


    Results generated by BeerTools Pro 1.5.22
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  • BenvarineBenvarine
    Posts: 1,606
    What is the difference between Cara-PIls Malt and Cara-Pils listed as a sugar? I entered the same as you have there on BS, but different results. Are we seeing differences in software, or what I am entering? See below.

    Type: Extract Date: 4/24/2012
    Batch Size (fermenter): 6.00 gal
    Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Stainless Kegs (10 Gal/37.8 L)
    End of Boil Volume 7.28 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
    Final Bottling Volume: 5.25 gal Est Mash Efficiency 0.0 %

    Amt Name Type # %/IBU
    7 lbs Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 46.7 %
    1.00 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 2 19.6 IBUs
    0.25 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 3 3.0 IBUs
    1.20 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 4 -
    1.0 pkg Kolsch Yeast (Wyeast Labs #2565) [124.21 ml] Yeast 5 -
    8 lbs Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 6 53.3 %


    Est Original Gravity: 1.054 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.049 SG
    Est Final Gravity: 1.013 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
    Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.3 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.1 %
    Bitterness: 22.5 IBUs Calories: 161.8 kcal/12oz
    Est Color: 7.8 SRM
    Mash Profile

    Mash Name: BIAB, Light Body Total Grain Weight: 15 lbs
    Sparge Water: 2.27 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
    Sparge Temperature: 168.1 F Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
    Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20


    Sparge Step: Remove grains, and prepare to boil wort
  • LothosLothos
    Posts: 2,146
    yours Hallertauer [4.80 % Bitterness: 22.5 IBUs Calories: 161.8 kcal/12oz
    mine Hallertauer Hersbrucker (4.5%) Bitterness: 16.0
    fix this

    1.20 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 4 -

    should be

    1.0 tsp Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss)
    should be the same
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  • BenvarineBenvarine
    Posts: 1,606
    I guess it is a difference in software then. Didn't really change much in regard to ABV and OG. Weird.
  • LothosLothos
    Posts: 2,146
    but its all good
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  • BenvarineBenvarine
    Posts: 1,606
    True dat