
Special K
Kölsch • All Grain • 5.5 gal
A light fruity, tart ale that makes most lagers seem bland.Let's hear it for Koln!
April 2, 2003 am 05:50am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 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.)
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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 | |||
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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 | ![]() |