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Brewing Discussions => All Grain Brewing => Topic started by: admin on April 28, 2013, 05:32:55 PM

Title: Kolsch recipe
Post by: admin on April 28, 2013, 05:32:55 PM
Anyone got a good one they'd swear by?
Title: Re: Kolsch recipe
Post by: lordstilton on April 28, 2013, 07:18:05 PM
This is the recipe I always use....Big crowd pleaser...its from an american site so you can do your conversions...I usually use Hersbruker instead of perle

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: WL029
Yeast Starter: Yes
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.052
Final Gravity: 1.009
IBU: 36
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 2 SRM
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 10 Days at 68 degrees
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): Crash cool to 39 for 4 days then keg



7# 2 row Pils Malt
2.5 # Wheat Malt

Single infusion mash for 60 minutes at 151 degrees.

Boil for 90 minutes to reduce DMS from the Pils malt.

1 oz Perle 7.8% AA for 60 minutes
1/2 oz. Tettnanger 4.4% AA for 15 min.
1/2 oz. Tettnanger 4.4% AA for 5 mi.

WLP029 with a starter.

Ferment for 10 days at 68 degrees, crash cool to 39 for 4 days or longer, then rack to keg.