Would you consider this a Kolsch?

5 gal batch, partial BIAB

9# 2-row
1# Extra light DME
1# Munich 10L
0.2# german Wheat Malt
1.5 oz. Tett @ 60
0.5 oz Tett @ 30
0.5 oz Tett @ 15
SafAle German Ale dry yeast

I brewed this last fall and called it a Kolsch. It got rave reviews from everyone that tried it. I have friends requesting it quite frequently now, and it's going to be one of my go-to beers. But is it a Kolsch? I've looked at all of the style guidelines I can find, and everything seems to fit except the yeast. Would that knock it out of the style?

I think one of the big determinants of a Kolsch is that it's lagered. Are you lagering?

Was it brewed in Cologne?

bad coffee said:

Was it brewed in Cologne?

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Does it smell like Cologne?

JoePro said:

I think one of the big determinants of a Kolsch is that it's lagered. Are you lagering?

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I didn't lager much last time, more than the two weeks mentioned in the BJCP guide.

prrriiide said:

I didn't lager much last time, more than the two weeks mentioned in the BJCP guide.

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Looks pretty Kolschy. If you wanna get anal about it, does it meet reinheitsgebot?