Kölsch #1
Brewer: | Mark Zgarrick | Email: | mzgarric@execpc.com | |||||
Beer: | Kölsch #1 | Style: | Kölsch | |||||
Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 4.5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 21 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.046 | FG: | 1.008 | |||||
Alcohol: | 4.9% v/v (3.9% w/w) | |||||||
Grain: | 2 lb. 0 oz. American 2-row 0 lb. 8 oz. American Vienna |
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Mash: | 65% efficiency | |||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.069 | 3 gallons | |||||
4 lb. 0 oz. Light malt extract (Alexanders) | ||||||||
Added 1 tsp Irish Moss (15 minutes). | ||||||||
Hops: | 0.6 oz. Perle (6.5% AA, 60 min.) 0.6 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 60 min.) 0.4 oz. Perle (aroma) 0.4 oz. Tettnanger (aroma) |
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Yeast: | Wyeast #2565 (Kölsch) - no starter made, just pitched contents of swelled smack-pack. | |||||||
Tasting: | This was my first attempt at the Kölsch style. I'm very happy with the results - a light, thirst-quenching ale that has a slight lactic taste (pleasing to me). I believe the Wyeast was critical in achieving the flavor. |
Recipe posted 07/29/98.