Any suggestions for 20-minute Kolsch kit?

[eadavis80]

Doing the NB 20-minute Kolsch kit on Wednesday. I am using harvested WYeast 1007 and have a healthy starter, so I wouldn't mind upping the gravity a percent point or so. Any suggestions? NB said a half pound of corn sugar is about all they'd recommend for that kit - more than that could result in a "cidery" flavor, they said.

 

[mdindy]

To avoid the cidery flavor all together you can sub DME for corn sugar pound for pound. It will give you more body and better flavor.

 

[eadavis80]

What kind of DME would you recommend?

 

[mdindy]

just a light DME would work with just about anything but for a Kolsch I would recomend a pilsner DME.