Steve's Kolsch

This was my first attempt at a German Kolsch. It tastes great so far, I added little more hops than what the recipe called for. This is a great representation of a German 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:	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 07/13/02.