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Steve's Kolsch

Brewer: Steve Jensen Email: sugaree1@attbi.com
Beer: Steve's Kolsch Style: Kölsch
Type: Partial mash Size: 5.125 gallons
Color:
9 HCU (~7 SRM)
Bitterness: 34 IBU
OG: 1.045 FG: 1.112
Alcohol: -
Water: Used spring water
Grain: 1 lb. Wheat malt
3 lb. German Munich
8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils)
Mash: 60% efficiency
Added grains to 1 3/4 gallons of 164 deg water. Held for 90 min at 152 deg. Spraged with 2 1/4 gallons of water at 168deg.
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.061 3.75 gallons
3.5 lb. Light malt extract
Used 1 can(3.5lbs) of Bierkiler light malt extract(unhopped). Added hops at begining of boil, boiled for 30min then added last addition of hops boiled for 30 min. Cool to 70 deg pitch yeast.
Hops: .75 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 60 min.)
.125 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 60 min.)
1.0 oz. Spalt (6.75% AA, 30 min.)
.50 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 30 min.)
Yeast: Wyeast 2565 (smackpack)
Log: Fermented at 65 deg for 2 weeks, then in secondary for 5 weeks at 50 deg. Cold condition for 5 weeks in bottle at 50deg.
Carbonation: Primed with 7/8 cup of corn sugar.

Recipe posted 04/20/02.