Darn good Kolsch
Kölsch • Partial Mash • 5.5 gal
Great beer for summer, the Simcoe adds a nice little kick.
July 16, 2006 am 09:49am
Ingredients (Partial Mash, 5.5 gal)
- 1 lbs
White Wheat Malt
White Wheat Malt
Weizens. Improves head retention in all beers. Contributes spicy flavor. Protein rest required.
- .5 lbs
German Vienna
German Vienna
Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.
- 6 lbs
Pale Liquid; Alexanders
Pale Liquid; Alexanders
Reportedly lightest colored malt extract available.
- 1 lbs
Wheat Flaked
Wheat Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- 1 oz
Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- .25 oz
Simcoe® - 13.0 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
Simcoe®
Used for aromatic, and especially bittering properties.
- 1 oz
Hallertau - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
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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
Style (BJCP)
Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: C - Kölsch
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.049 | 1.044 - 1.050 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.009 | 1.007 - 1.011 | |
| Color: | 6.2 SRM | 3.5 - 5 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.2% ABV | 4.4% - 5.2% | |
| Bitterness: | 34.2 IBU | 20 - 30 |
Discussion
update
2006-08-17 12:02pm
This turned out great! My first beer to keg, so I took it with me to a family party and everyone loved it, polished off almost 3/4 of the keg. This beer didn't last long, next summer I'll make two batches.
