My Kinda Kolsch
Kölsch • All Grain • 19 L
This is a great kolsch. Highly recommend you give this a single decoction to improve flavour and colour. The unusual yeast pitching makes this a very easy drinking beer
October 12, 2000 03:47pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 19 L)
- 3.5 kg
German 2-row Pils
German 2-row Pils
- 0.2 kg
German Light Crystal
German Light Crystal
- 0.25 kg
Wheat Raw
Wheat Raw
Contributes glyco-proteins to enhance foam stability.
- 20 g
Pride of Ringwood -8.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Pride of Ringwood
Moderate.
- 5 g
Hallertauer Hersbrucker -4.5 AA% whole; boiled 30 min
Hallertauer Hersbrucker
Mild to strong. 'Noble'.
- 5 g
Hallertauer Hersbrucker -4.5 AA% whole; boiled 20 min
Hallertauer Hersbrucker
Mild to strong. 'Noble'.
- 5 g
Hallertauer Hersbrucker -4.5 AA% whole; boiled 10 min
Hallertauer Hersbrucker
Mild to strong. 'Noble'.
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Wyeast3766Cider
Wyeast3766Cider
Crisp dry fermenting yeast with big, fruity finish. Creates a nice balance for all types of apples, pears and other fruit or fermentables. Allows fruit character to dominate the profile.
Notes
The raw wheat is a nice touch and balances the light crystal nicely. The flavour hops are added in stages for suttle complexity. yeast is important. Add German Ale yeast first and ferment for 4 days at 15c. Then add Munich lager yeast and ferment at 10c til completion. This allows a very very mild fruitiness, with the attentuation and characteristic of an good lager. A single decoction will make this beer, bringing up the colour and flavour. This is a very easy drinking beer, with a higher alcohol than you would normally expect from a Kolsch.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 6 -Light Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: C -Kölsch
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.056 | 1.044 -1.050 | |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.010 | 1.007 -1.011 | |
Color: | 2.9 SRM | 3.5 -5 | |
Alcohol: | 6.0% ABV | 4.4% -5.2% | |
Bitterness: | 29.2 IBU | 20 -30 |