All-Grain - Kustom Kolsch

**barhoc11** · 12-21-2011, 02:38 PM

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Wyeast 2565
Yeast Starter: 2L
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.048
Final Gravity: 1.010
IBU: 34.2
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 3.6
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 21 @ 60
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 21 @ 42
Tasting Notes: Sweet yet crisp with a good head, a variation of the NB version

I am looking for some input on my recipe, I am deviating from the NB recipe that I love by adding 1lb of wheat malt in place of 1lb of the pilsner malt to give it a little more mouth feel and head. What do you think? I plan to brew this next week and will update this post.

Please let me know what you think!

****5 Gallon Batch****

Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 6.46 gal
Estimated OG: 1.048 SG
Estimated Color: 3.6 SRM
Estimated IBU: 34.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt
8 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM)
1 lbs Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM)
1.00 oz Tradition [6.00 %] - Boil 60 min
1.00 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker [3.40 %] - Boil 30 min

Mash at 151 degrees for 60 minutes.

bknifefight · 12-21-2011, 03:40 PM

The wheat is a great addition. This beer will be good, just ferment it as cold as you can. That yeast loves it at 55*

**barhoc11** · 12-21-2011, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bknifefight

The wheat is a great addition. This beer will be good, just ferment it as cold as you can. That yeast loves it at 55*

I plan to let it ferment 60* at the warmest, I have used it before so I know how good it can taste when fermented lower on the acceptable scale.