Kolsch/ German Blonde

This turned out very nice and should be drunk cold at the end of a hot days work. Magnificent.

Brewer:	Andy		Email:	-
Beer:	Kolsch/ German Blonde		Style:	Kölsch
Type:	Partial mash		Size:	44 liters
Color:	10 HCU (~7 SRM)		Bitterness:	24 IBU
OG:	1.045		FG:	1.008
Alcohol:	4.8% v/v (3.7% w/w)
Water:	I used Picadilly natural spring water which has a pH of 5.5 and is perfect for this brew.
Grain:	3kg German Pilsner 500g Wheat malt 1kg German Vienna 500g German Munich 500g British crystal 70-80L
Mash:	88% efficiency
	Single infusion mash @ 68°C for about 60mins.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.131	15 liters
	1kg 500g Light malt extract
	Added the juice of 1 lemon in the last 2 minutes of the boil. It is only 15L cos I only have a 19L pot.
Hops:	32g Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 60 min.) 35g Saaz (3.75% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	Wyeast 2565 - Kolsch. Pitched in a starter of 1.040 about 4 days before the brew, aerating regularly. Because of the large size of the brew I added a new starter wort to the yeast bed after 2 days.
Log:	Fermented for 10 days at 20°C, Racked into 2 separate glass carboys(25L), and added 7g of saaz to one. (just cos it was left over.) Secondary ferment for 2-3 weeks at 18°C(go cooler if you can but being from Australia it doesn't get much cooler than that)
Carbonation:	2.6 volumes	Corn Sugar: 298g for 44 liters @ 18°C
	Bulk prime with dextrose and leave for about 10-14 days.
Tasting:	Damn this beer is good. Real happy with it and it was gone in about 2 weeks and that speaks for itself. Not a perfect match to the style, I might try bittering with regular Hallertau and adding Hersbrucker instead of Saaz next time. Also probably a little sweet, that could be because of the Liquid extract, may go all out and try it all grain next time. The lemon added a nice refreshing nose which I liked and will definently do again. Enjoy.

Recipe posted 12/22/03.