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Re: kolsch advice

Post by seymour » Wed Aug 15, 2012 4:16 pm

Manx Guy wrote:...Do the oats and unmalted wheat cause any clarity issues?...
No, not at all. I often do a multistep mash and plop Irish Moss in the boil, which both help. But to be honest, perfect clarity is never a must-have for me. I often enjoy a little residual chalk, graininess, and/or dusty yeast in the mouthfeel. I'm pretty sure that's an aspect of historical kolschbiers as well. But, I guess you'll have to judge the results against your palate.
Manx Guy wrote:...Which yeast do you use?...
Lots of good choices. Of course, the goal is a super-clean, lager-ish ale yeast, soft but rich German profile. For true-to-style BJCP contests and such, I recommend Weihenstephan 165/Wyeast 2565/BSI A-65 or Wyeast 2575-PC/White Labs WLP003/BSI-3 or Siebel Inst. BRY401. If you're just making beer you like to drink wthout all the fuss, then use what you know, Nottingham or Chico even. Ferment cool and cold-condition your bottles as long as you can bear. As we say, beer mostly makes itself, it knows what to do.

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Re: kolsch advice

Post by alix101 » Thu Sep 20, 2012 9:37 pm

Beer did well at the nationals thanks for the help. I was hoping id posted the recipe on here as I didn't save it in beersmith..it's lost forever... :cry:
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Re: kolsch advice

Post by seymour » Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:47 pm

Oh man, that sucks! Do you remember some of the details at least? Malts? Yeast strain?
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Post by alix101 » Fri Sep 21, 2012 10:56 pm

seymour wrote:Oh man, that sucks! Do you remember some of the details at least? Malts? Yeast strain?
Yeah most of the details although I remember having adjusted the amount of munich malt and wheat and also the mashing schedule..
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