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Mike's Kolsch

Mike's Kolsch

Kölsch • All Grain • 7.5 gal

December 31, 2001 am 08:58am

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Ingredients (All Grain7.5 gal)

  • 11 lbs American 2-row

    American 2-row

    Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt

  • 1 lbs Belgian Wheat Malt

    Belgian Wheat Malt

    Malted wheat for use in Wheat beers.

  • 1 lbs German Vienna

    German Vienna

    Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.

  • .5 oz Perle - 6.6 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Perle

    Used mainly for its minty bittering and good green hop aromas in all non-pilsener lagersand wheats. Aroma is pleasant and slightly spicy

  • 1 oz Saaz - 3.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Saaz

    Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.

  • .5 oz Saaz - 3.5 AA% whole; boiled 20 min

    Saaz

    Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.

  • .3 oz Hallertau - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • 1 tsp Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

  • Wyeast 3766 Cider

    Wyeast 3766 Cider

    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

Step mash: 129 degrees -- 30 minutes 134 degrees -- 15 minutes 145 degrees -- 60 minutes 1 pint yeast starter day before Got better efficiency than expected (due to step mash, I think) ended up diluting at end of boil, and after boil with bottled water. Ended up with 7.5 gallons of wort. FG was still higher than I wanted, 1050 -- but I didn't want to dilute any more because I was afraid of not having enough hop bitterness. Mashed (very wet after adjusting temps) in rectangular cooler and than transfered to cylinder cooler for sparge. 15 days in primary in cool basement 62 - 64 degrees. 3 weeks in secondary in celler hatchway, 40 - 34 degrees kegged on 12/26 -- will condition for 4 weeks at need freezing temp in hatchway FG 1009. brewed on day after Thanksgiving

Style (BJCP)

Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer

Subcategory: C - Kölsch

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.048 1.044 - 1.050
Terminal Gravity: 1.007 1.007 - 1.011
Color: 3.2 SRM 3.5 - 5
Alcohol: 5.3% ABV 4.4% - 5.2%
Bitterness: 22.5 IBU 20 - 30

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