Kölsch Bee Cave Brewery Kölsch

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This beer sounds delicious! I was under the impression that a Kolsch had to be lagered, but the original recipe doesn't call for any lagering period beyond the 4 day cold crash. What's everyone been doing? Could I just rack to the keg after cold crashing and lager in my keezer?
 
This beer sounds delicious! I was under the impression that a Kolsch had to be lagered, but the original recipe doesn't call for any lagering period beyond the 4 day cold crash. What's everyone been doing? Could I just rack to the keg after cold crashing and lager in my keezer?
I keep a Kolsch beer on tap nearly always. I would just keg it and start drinking it once it is carbonated. I will say that it is best at about a month of being on tap. 029 has lager characteristics, but is still fantastic young. My favorite Kolsch yeast is Gigayeast 021, very similar to 029.
 
This beer sounds delicious! I was under the impression that a Kolsch had to be lagered, but the original recipe doesn't call for any lagering period beyond the 4 day cold crash. What's everyone been doing? Could I just rack to the keg after cold crashing and lager in my keezer?
Brewed this beer twice (third time coming soon) - first time I layered for 3 weeks, second time I layered for just 1 week. I couldn't say one was better than the other - both were delicious.It's a good beer to play around with the hops on - different varieties and the timing of each addition while still keeping the bitterness constant so it doesn't overpower the grain and yeast.
 
I brewed this again today, its a great beer. I've made 5-20 gallons of this beer every year for the past 9 years.

I brewed this for the first time in March and it's been lagering in the keg in my cold storage for a month. Tapped it the other day and I must say it may be one of my new favourites! First time brewing with a proper German yeast and I love it.
 
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