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I'm glad you all seem to be enjoying the recipe! I might also have to try it with US-05 since I usually have a few packs of that on hand. I really like what the Wyeast Kolsch yeast does for it, but it does change in character somewhat as the beer ages. I imagine US-05 would give a more steady...

Nope, I haven't tried the White Labs yeast in this yet.

Hey Krenshaw, Congrats on the 1st all grain batch! You'll have to let us know how it turns out!

I bet Citra would be a great compliment to the fruity character of the Kolsch yeast! I have some Citra in my freezer right now. I might have to give that a shot! Not sure about the Simcoe though; I think the pine might be a bit too much for this beer.

I'm sure it will turn out great with pilsner. If you're worried about DMS from pilsner malt maybe just boil 15 minutes longer.

krenshaw, will this be your first all-grain batch? Yes, the mash is 152°F for 60 minutes. The mash out is optional, but it will help the wort to run off faster, especially with the high % of wheat used. If you can heat your mash-tun directly then you can heat it while stirring to get up to...

Thanks to Jaybird for donating the hinged false bottom for the 2nd place BOS in the HBT BJCP contest! Very well made and heavy duty. He gave me free custom engraving on the handle as part of the prize... Seemed appropriate, as one of my favorite activities and TV shows. I'm...

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No problem, happy to help! I used the Magnum hops as first wort hops, which means I put them into the kettle as soon as I started draining the wort from the mash to the kettle. Typically, when recipes list a time with the hops, that time is the amount of the time the hops spend in the boil...

Ya, I brewed another batch recently and I'm really enjoying it in the warm weather! The 13.5% AA Magnum will work fine. You can adjust for the different AA% to get the same calculated IBUs by factoring in the ratio of the AA%: (14.0/13.5) x 9g = 9.3g So you would use 9.3 g of the 13.5% Magnum...

Ya, not a whole lot of late hops in this recipe just enough to give just a little bit of citrus in the aroma and brighten up the flavor. The 9 g of Magnum should give about 19 IBU, which is what I was aiming for. I listed the hops below in ounces also. Hops: 9 g (0.32 oz) Yakima Magnum (14.0%...

Yes, I just double checked the recipe. The hops are right. Is there something in particular that made you wonder about it?

I've never had Sumpin Sumpin. I had a look at that recipe, it looks fantastic! But it's quite a bit stronger and with all those dry hops I doubt it would be to similar to this one. We don't many chances to try Lagunitas here in Nebraska, but I'm headed to the NHC in San Diego this June, so I...

Ya, that was my first time with the Wyeast kolsch yeast. At 9 days I opened it up to pull a sample and there was still a whole mess of bubbly yeast on top! But a gravity check showed it was fully attenuated and it tasted great (and for the style it didn't matter if it was cloudy) so I decided to...

Thanks, Airborneguy! It's funny, a week before this contest was judged I decided not to enter this same wheat beer into a "best damn beer" category in a local contest because I thought there's no way an American wheat would have a chance to win going up against other styles. If you brew it...

I made a kolsch a while back using White Labs 029 kolsch yeast and thought the yeast character I got from that would go nice in a wheat. When I compared notes on the Wyeast vs White Labs kolsch yeasts I ended up deciding to go with the Wyeast. The kolsch yeast doesn't produce any of the phenols...