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Darn good Kolsch

Darn good Kolsch

Kölsch • Partial Mash • 5.5 gal

stardrive

Great beer for summer, the Simcoe adds a nice little kick.

July 16, 2006 am 09:49am

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Ingredients (Partial Mash5.5 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.

  • 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

stardrive

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.

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