Kolsch..

Clint · Jul 3, 2019

Hello all..
Early May I brewed a kolsch...
4kg best maltz pilsner
1kg weyerman Munich
35g halletau hersbrucker @ 60
30g @ 10
CML kolsch

I'm trying a few samples and I like it..it's not a style I usually drink or buy...it is nicely carbed, clear and has a nice subtle malt and floral taste ..
Am I in the right place with it....what should it be like?

Cheers
Clint

uDicko · Jul 3, 2019

What's your batch size?

I made one at the beginning of the year and it was delicious. I had a few more hops in total though and a little less grain this was for a 20l batch.

Vitals
Original Gravity: 1.050

Final Gravity: 1.009

IBU (Tinseth): 28

Color: 6.1 EBC

Malts (4.5 kg)
4.5 kg (100%) — Dingemans Pilsen — Grain — 3.2 EBC

Hops (100 g)
40 g (22 IBU) — Hallertauer Mittelfrueh 4% — First Wort

20 g (5 IBU) — Hallertauer Mittelfrueh 4% — Boil — 15 min

40 g (1 IBU) — Hallertauer Mittelfrueh 4% — Boil — 1 min

Hoddy · Jul 3, 2019

Clint said:
Hello all..
Early May I brewed a kolsch...
4kg best maltz pilsner
1kg weyerman Munich
35g halletau hersbrucker @ 60
30g @ 10
CML kolsch

I'm trying a few samples and I like it..it's not a style I usually drink or buy...it is nicely carbed, clear and has a nice subtle malt and floral taste ..
Am I in the right place with it....what should it be like?

Cheers
Clint

Yeah your on the money there with that. And the CML Kolsch dry yeast is actually really quite good as it goes.

I tend to do a few Kolsch beers as i like the fact that you can essentially make a lager/pils relatively easily with out the extended lagering.

I tend to go more like uDicko on the grain bill with not so much Munich as you want a kolsch to be quite light and not to grainy. Also (IMHO) you want the IBU's to be sub 25's as above that you start having to get the FG/IBU ratio more correct because the beers so light it can be "overly bitter" really easily.

I might chuck my latest Kolsch into the freestyle comp this month.

user 18729 · Jul 3, 2019

Sounds really nice. I’ve only made one once and I remember it being quite sulphury. After some conditioning it went and tasted as you described.

darkbright · Jul 3, 2019

I have one on the go at the moment. It’s a lovely summer drink.

HarryFlatters · Jul 3, 2019

Fruh Kolsch is the best I've tasted. Once I'm up and running again (moved house last week) I intend to get a few brews on the go, including something like this :)

Clint · Jul 3, 2019

Thanks...I done a 24 litre batch,IBU 22.4. It is a nice summer drink..I might chance one later.

Brew_DD2 · Jul 3, 2019

I reckon Kölsch is hugely underrated. Absolutely delicious and incredibly easy and cheap to brew.

Clint · Jul 3, 2019

just trying one....

Clint · Jul 3, 2019

I think another us on the list...this time with just pilsner malt. Any other suggestions for hops?

marshbrewer · Jul 3, 2019

Saaz. Lovely lovely saaz. acheers.

Brew_DD2 · Jul 4, 2019

I love Saaz and Tettnang 50:50.

BeerCat · Jul 4, 2019

Mittlefruh or saaz. Worth trying MJ cali Lager yeast if you like kolsch. It's a much better floccer.

HarryFlatters · Jul 4, 2019

That looks like an ace pint for a sunny afternoon in the garden :beer1:

MickDundee · Jul 4, 2019

I’ll throw Hallertau Tradition into the mix. It’s got slightly higher AAs than its peers so you can use less for bittering if not using a designated bittering hop

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