Global Climate Change Kolsch
In honor of the 68°F sunny day we had in St. Louis, Missouri on February 23, 2012.
Brewer: | Gary | Email: | - | |||||
URL: | http://schlemazlbrews.blogspot.com/ | |||||||
Beer: | Global Climate Change Kolsch | Style: | Kölsch | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 22 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.053 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
Alcohol: | 5.5% v/v (4.3% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | 1/4 Campden tab in 3.5 gallons mash water 1/4 Campden tab in 5 gallons batch sparge water |
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Grain: | 10 lb. German Pilsner 1 lb. American Vienna |
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Mash: | 70% efficiency | |||||||
90 min rest @ 149°F 1 Tbsp. 5.2 pH mash stabilizer |
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Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.045 | 6.5 gallons | |||||
Irish Moss @ 15 minutes | ||||||||
Hops: | 1 oz. Liberty (4% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Spalt (2% AA, 60 min.) |
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Yeast: | Wyeast 2565 Kolsch | |||||||
Log: | I usually violenty shake the fermenter at 1 to 1.5 gallon intervals during transfer. The properties of the Pilsner malt (which I had never used before) caused the carboy to fill with foam and overflow. Oops. Any ideas on how to aerate wort when Pilsner was the base grain? |
Recipe posted 02/24/12.