Kinky Kathy's Kolsch
Kölsch • All Grain • 22.71 L
Served at my wedding and went down a treat even with macro-swill drinkers! Named after my now Wife. Simple yet effective. The beer NOT the wife!
January 13, 2008 pm 04:37pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 22.71 L)
- 4.1 kg
German 2-row Pils
German 2-row Pils
- 0.24 kg
English 2-row Vienna
English 2-row Vienna
- 0.24 kg
German Wheat Malt Light
German Wheat Malt Light
Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.
- 36 g
Hallertau - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- 28 g
Saaz - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 1 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
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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
Single Step Mash @ 66C. 1.5 Litre Starter Primary 10 days @ 16C. Lagered in Keg in Shed at English Winter temperature (0-10C) for 3 weeks.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: C - Kölsch
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.045 | 1.044 - 1.050 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.008 | 1.007 - 1.011 | |
| Color: | 2.9 SRM | 3.5 - 5 | |
| Alcohol: | 4.8% ABV | 4.4% - 5.2% | |
| Bitterness: | 24.5 IBU | 20 - 30 |
