Kolsch tomorrow

[leedsbrew]

Going to be getting this on tomorrow. Can't wait! i've been wanting to get a kolsch on for a long while. I've also just done a week of twighlight shifts and on-call so I've got 4 days off and I plan to brew my arse off!


Recipe Overview
23L
Expected OG: 1.047 SG
Expected FG: 1.011 SG
Apparent Attenuation: 74.9 %
Expected ABV: 4.7 %
Expected ABW: 3.7 %
Expected IBU (using Tinseth): 28.7 IBU
Expected Color (using Morey): 3.6 SRM
BU:GU ratio: 0.61
Mash Efficiency: 80.0 %
Boil Duration: 90.0 mins
Fermentation Temperature: 18 degC


Fermentables
Ingredient Amount % MCU When
UK Lager Malt 4.669 kg 90.0 % 3.0 In Mash/Steeped
UK Wheat Malt 0.259 kg 5.0 % 0.2 In Mash/Steeped
UK Munich Malt 0.259 kg 5.0 % 0.4 In Mash/Steeped


Hops
Variety Alpha Amount IBU Form When
Czech Saaz 3.4 % 40 g 13.7 Loose Whole Hops All Of Boil
German Northern Brewer 9.3 % 10 g 9.4 Loose Whole Hops All Of Boil
Czech Saaz 3.4 % 35 g 5.6 Loose Whole Hops 15 Min From End


Other Ingredients
Ingredient Amount When
Protafloc 5 g In Boil


Yeast
White Labs WLP029-German Ale/Kolsch

[leedsbrew]

I plan on treating my water as per 'dry pale ale' on the water calculator! This gives me

Volume to be Treated: 40 Litres
Total CRS = 5.6 ml

Gypsum to grist = 5g

Boil additions (rounded to nearest whole number)

Calcium Chloride = 9g
Epsom Salts = 5g
Salt = 2g
Gypsum in boil = 10g

I was going to go with lager but apparently my target liquor could not be matched with the current sulphate and chloride values. Apart from the CRS the only other addition when set to lager is 2g of calcium chloride! as this is a beer that thinks its a lager that thinks its an ale!!!!! I think i'll stick with the dry pale ale unless anyone can think of a reason why not!

Cheers


LB

[steve_flack]

When I brewed my Kolsch I stuck with just the CRS for alkalinity. I didn't use any salts. If you were adding salts I would err on the side of calcium chloride rather than gypsum. It's more of a malt driven beer than a crisp hop bitterness one.

[leedsbrew]

thanks Steve! think I'll drop most of the additions and stick with the CaCl2 then!

[Invalid Stout]

as this is a beer that thinks its a lager that thinks its an ale!!!!!

It's not a lager that thinks it's an ale, or an ale that thinks it's a lager or any such nonsense. It's a top-fermented beer that undergoes cold conditioning. The Germans have enough sense to use one word for the type of yeast and a different word for the fermentation regime which are two separate things after all. It's only because American homebrewers have decided to conflate the two that they get confused and start coming out with incredibly clunky concepts like "ale-lager hybrid" for what is actually a perfectly straightforward way of making beer.

[leedsbrew]

as this is a beer that thinks its a lager that thinks its an ale!!!!!

It's not a lager that thinks it's an ale, or an ale that thinks it's a lager or any such nonsense. It's a top-fermented beer that undergoes cold conditioning. The Germans have enough sense to use one word for the type of yeast and a different word for the fermentation regime which are two separate things after all. It's only because American homebrewers have decided to conflate the two that they get confused and start coming out with incredibly clunky concepts like "ale-lager hybrid" for what is actually a perfectly straightforward way of making beer.

It was a bit of whimsy, a crack, a joke, whatever you want to call it!

[Invalid Stout]

as this is a beer that thinks its a lager that thinks its an ale!!!!!

It's not a lager that thinks it's an ale, or an ale that thinks it's a lager or any such nonsense. It's a top-fermented beer that undergoes cold conditioning. The Germans have enough sense to use one word for the type of yeast and a different word for the fermentation regime which are two separate things after all. It's only because American homebrewers have decided to conflate the two that they get confused and start coming out with incredibly clunky concepts like "ale-lager hybrid" for what is actually a perfectly straightforward way of making beer.

It was a bit of whimsy, a crack, a joke, whatever you want to call it!

Oh, I wasn't attacking you. Sorry.

[mysterio]

Can't beat Kolsch. I am sure this one will be excellent.

[Gricey]

Posting on behalf of my American partner who enjoys a pint of good Kölsch

[leedsbrew]

It's not a lager that thinks it's an ale, or an ale that thinks it's a lager or any such nonsense. It's a top-fermented beer that undergoes cold conditioning. The Germans have enough sense to use one word for the type of yeast and a different word for the fermentation regime which are two separate things after all. It's only because American homebrewers have decided to conflate the two that they get confused and start coming out with incredibly clunky concepts like "ale-lager hybrid" for what is actually a perfectly straightforward way of making beer.

It was a bit of whimsy, a crack, a joke, whatever you want to call it!

Oh, I wasn't attacking you. Sorry.[/quote]

No worries man! Think I just miss read it! Sorry!