gavball6
Well-Known Member
Hey all,
I will be patient with this, but am curious if this is normal for the early stages of a Kolsch... Took a gravity reading last night of my first Kolsch and the sample tasted really skunky. It has only been in a Sam's Club 4 gallon water jug for a week and a half, so it probably will be much different in a month.
No direct sunlight on this and it has been fermenting around 60° in my basement.
So, is the Kolsch yeast kinda skunky from the start?
Here is the recipe:
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 4.14 gal
Post Boil Volume: 3.64 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 3.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 3.10 gal
Estimated OG: 1.044 SG
Estimated Color: 4.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 22.9 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 0.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 11.0 %
12.0 oz Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 2 16.5 %
3 lbs 4.8 oz Pilsner Liquid Extract (3.5 SRM) Extract 3 72.5 %
0.70 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 20.4 IBUs
0.15 oz Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 5 1.8 IBUs
0.15 oz Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 6 0.7 IBUs
0.7 pkg Kolsch Yeast (Wyeast Labs #2565) [124.21 Yeast 7 -
I will be patient with this, but am curious if this is normal for the early stages of a Kolsch... Took a gravity reading last night of my first Kolsch and the sample tasted really skunky. It has only been in a Sam's Club 4 gallon water jug for a week and a half, so it probably will be much different in a month.
No direct sunlight on this and it has been fermenting around 60° in my basement.
So, is the Kolsch yeast kinda skunky from the start?
Here is the recipe:
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 4.14 gal
Post Boil Volume: 3.64 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 3.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 3.10 gal
Estimated OG: 1.044 SG
Estimated Color: 4.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 22.9 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 0.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
------------
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 11.0 %
12.0 oz Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 2 16.5 %
3 lbs 4.8 oz Pilsner Liquid Extract (3.5 SRM) Extract 3 72.5 %
0.70 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 20.4 IBUs
0.15 oz Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 5 1.8 IBUs
0.15 oz Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 6 0.7 IBUs
0.7 pkg Kolsch Yeast (Wyeast Labs #2565) [124.21 Yeast 7 -