2015/09/12 - Kolsch (New)

Kolsch (New)

Kolsch

2015-09-12

All Grain

13.5 gal

22.4

12.0 gal

6.2 SRM

60 min

Estimated

Actual

1.049

1.051

1.050

1.015

1.011

4.7%

4.7%

85.0%

18.5 lbs

Canadian 2-Row
- 2014 Fall

83.1%

3.0 lbs

Melanoiden Malt
- 2011 Spring

13.5%

0.8 lbs

Wheat, Flaked

3.4%

90 mins

149 F

Infusion

10 mins

168 F

Mash Out

60 mins

1.8 oz

Pearle (7.0%)

18.9 IBU

0 mins

2.0 oz

Hallertauer (5.6%)

-

15 mins

1.0 oz

Hallertauer (5.6%)

4.2 IBU

15 min

1.0

Whirlfloc Tablet

4.0

Saflager W-34/70

Primary

21 days

59.0 F

Cold Crash

3 days

37.0 F

Bottle/Keg

0 days

38.0 F

Lager

14 days

40.0 F

Force Carbonation

13.0 psi

37.4 F

Og: 1050
All new recipe. Ad hoc. A little bit of Melanoiden to give it a biscuit taste.

Chilled to 76
Then added yeast and setup in fridge. Fridge set to 50 with probe attached to carboy.
Now just wait, and wait and wait.....

Day 14: Sg: 1022
Day 18: Raised temp to 55
Day 19: Raised temp to 60
Day 22: Raised to 65
Day 25: Sg: 1011 - Cold crashed - temp 37
Had a twang but 11 months later it was good.

Darker than it should be. Didn't like it for a long time.