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Special K

Special K

Kölsch • All Grain • 5.5 gal

nshack

A light fruity, tart ale that makes most lagers seem bland.Let's hear it for Koln!

April 2, 2003 am 05:50am

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Ingredients (All Grain5.5 gal)

  • 5 lbs German 2-row Pils

    German 2-row Pils

  • 2 lbs American Vienna

    American Vienna

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

  • 1 lbs Midwest Wheat Malt

    Midwest Wheat Malt

    Light flavor and creamy head. For American weizenbier, weissbier and dunkelweiss.

  • .5 lbs German Light Crystal

    German Light Crystal

  • 1 lbs Rice Flaked

    Rice Flaked

    Used to add fermentables without increasing body or flavor. Produces a milder, less grainy tasting beer. Examples: American lagers, Bohemian lagers, Pilsners

  • 1 oz Hallertau - 4.4 AA% whole; boiled 90 min

    Hallertau

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

  • 1 oz Tettnanger - 3.6 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 1 oz Saaz - 3.0 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min

    Saaz

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

  • .5 tsp Irish Moss (30 min.) - (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss (30 min.)

  • White Labs WLP029 German Ale/Kölsch

    White Labs WLP029 German Ale/Kölsch

    From a small brewpub in Cologne, Germany, this yeast works great in Kölsch and Alt style beers. Good for light beers like blond and honey. Accentuates hop flavors, similar to WLP001. The slight sulfur produced during fermentation will disappear with age a

Notes

First addition of Hallertau hops are First Wort Hopped in run-off from lauter. Protein Rest @ 130 F. Mash @ 150 F. Sparge to collect 7 gal. Boil 90 minutes.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer

Subcategory: C - Kölsch

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.044 1.044 - 1.050
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.007 - 1.011
Color: 3.6 SRM 3.5 - 5
Alcohol: 4.4% ABV 4.4% - 5.2%
Bitterness: 31.5 IBU 20 - 30

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