Kölsch Bee Cave Brewery Kölsch

[ronstar55]

This looks like a great summer brew! This will be my first cold crash. Should I:

1. Ask swmbo if I can take over the kitchen fridge for a few days to cold crash a carboy?, or
2. Ferment in a corny, or rack to a corny as a secondary and then cold crash the corny in my kegerator?

 

[EricT]

I cold crashed mine in a corny

 

[ronstar55]

I cold crashed mine in a corny

I've read a lot of threads that discuss corny fermenters. How do you provide your airlock/blowoff? After fermenting, how do you transfer to serving keg?

 

[EricT]

I've read a lot of threads that discuss corny fermenters. How do you provide your airlock/blowoff? After fermenting, how do you transfer to serving keg?

First, I didn't ferment in a corny, I transferred it from my carboy to the corny. Since its already fermented out, I don't provide any blow off for cold crash. As a matter of fact, I pressurized it to about 15 PSI and cold crashed for 4 days. Then set the gas on it to 11 and a week later pulled the first pint and dumped it out. Pulled the next pint and it was clear and yummy.

 

[EricT]

This sucks!


I ran out before I made another batch. Guess what I'm making again this weekend

 

[neovox]

This sucks!


I ran out before I made another batch. Guess what I'm making again this weekend

Hear that. This is one of my favorites on HBT.

 

[Coff]

This was my first HBT recipe and first All-Grain batch and its a huge hit. Im going to need to brew it again especially now that it is almost summer time.

I am sending a bottle to The Beer Clinic to get a BJCP judges score on the pint. I'll post his review once I get it.

 

[Koz]

OK, I converted this to extract and here's what I came up with instead of all grain.

5# Pilsner LME
3.5# Wheat DME


It wound up tasting delicious. I'll definitely brew it again. Color is a tad darker than I thought it should be, but the taste oh the taste.

 

[camus]

Nice, just cracked my first bottle of this, 2 weeks primary, cold crashed in the secondary for 4 days and 2 weeks in the bottle. Excellent brew just in time for warm weather and yard work.

Crisp, clean and refreshing. Cheers.

 

[TBMaster]

Chose this as my first AG...you can read about my shambles of a brew day on the beginners forum....I have just racked it to a secondary for cold crashing and it still remains very very cloudy. Is this expected?

On the up side it already tastes great....no extract twang...like real beer. At last, I have made real beer. Albeit I now have about 3 gallons of left

 

[neovox]

it still remains very very cloudy. Is this expected?

That's not unusual. It takes a while for this yeast to drop out.

 

[elproducto]

Sorry if this has been mentioned, or if I've missed it but what is your efficiency Ed?

Also, what's the shelf life on this? I'm considering doing 10 gallons.

 

[pstrohs]

I had a party last night and this was one of the beers I had on tap. All I can say is "Wow". Both BMC and good beer drinkers loved the beer. After two years of home brewing, I think that I finally found my house beer. Thanks Ed

 

[IrregularPulse]

Just brewed this yesterday with a buddy. Taking it to a party at the end of July. My brew buddy ordered everything we followed ed's recipe. I noticed a corn smell and decided to check the recipe. Noticed the Pils. We only did a 60 minute boil per the recipe. Now I'm worried about DMS

 

[rossi46]

I brewed this for my second all-grain on Sunday. went really good. Over shot the gravity by a little. I made my first starter on the stir plate I built. Holy Hell what a violent fermentation. It started bubbling in about 4 hours and shot out of the blow off overnight.
Thanks for the recipe Ed.

 

[bgburdman9]

Just threw some yeast in a batch of this about an hour ago. I have probably brewed about 15 batches of beer in my life and this the the first one that is not hoppy or porter/stout. My water is super high in carbonates so I started with all RO water and added some gypsum an CaCl2. Hopefully it turns out well. This batch or the brown I am doing next tuesday will be brought to a wedding reception as a gift in august.

 

[Dgonza9]

Guys, does it matter what type of pilsner malt you use? I am ordering from AHS and they have "German Pilsen," "Beligiam Pilsen," "Bohemian Pilsner," "German Pilsen," and "Premium Pilsner" malt.

Sorry for the dumb question, but I can't seem to decide amongst these. Was going to get the German Pilsen malt. any suggestions? Making this one for a golf weekend.

 

[jbsg02]

I think this will be my next brew, hopefully before our water goes bad for the summer : (

 

[jbsg02]

What wheat malt should be used, white wheat?

 

[rossi46]

What wheat malt should be used, white wheat?

Yes, white wheat.

 

[rossi46]

Guys, does it matter what type of pilsner malt you use? I am ordering from AHS and they have "German Pilsen," "Beligiam Pilsen," "Bohemian Pilsner," "German Pilsen," and "Premium Pilsner" malt.

Sorry for the dumb question, but I can't seem to decide amongst these. Was going to get the German Pilsen malt. any suggestions? Making this one for a golf weekend.

I used German

 

[Dgonza9]

I used German

Thanks. Went with that as well. Also sub'd spalt hops for the tettnanger.

 

[LarsonLE]

I would love to brew this but I have one question. On AHS, they do not have perle hops, but I have read that both cluster and northern brewer are substitutes. Anyone have a reccomendation for which one to go with? The cluster hops have a slightly lower AA %, whereas the northern brewer hops have a slightly larger AA %.

Thanks.

 

[EdWort]

I would love to brew this but I have one question. On AHS, they do not have perle hops, but I have read that both cluster and northern brewer are substitutes. Anyone have a reccomendation for which one to go with? The cluster hops have a slightly lower AA %, whereas the northern brewer hops have a slightly larger AA %.

Thanks.

Northern Brewer has Perle Hops.
http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/brewing-ingredients/hops/pellet-hops/perle-pellets-1-oz.html

 

[LarsonLE]

So does this look okay? I couldn't figure out how to add a half pound on Northern Brewer, so I just added it in the comments which is why it says 3 lbs.
http://imageshack.us/f/847/itemsr.jpg/

Is a single infusion mash different from a sparge? Should I add about 6.5 to 7 gallons of strike water, let it sit at 151 F, and then no sparge? Lastly, did you go with 1.25qts/lb of grain?

 

[EdWort]

So does this look okay? I couldn't figure out how to add a half pound on Northern Brewer, so I just added it in the comments which is why it says 3 lbs.
http://imageshack.us/f/847/itemsr.jpg/

Is a single infusion mash different from a sparge? Should I add about 6.5 to 7 gallons of strike water, let it sit at 151 F, and then no sparge? Lastly, did you go with 1.25qts/lb of grain?

Looks like a plan. Mash with 1.25 quarts per pound. Be sure to boil for 90 minutes.

 

[LarsonLE]

Looks like a plan. Mash with 1.25 quarts per pound. Be sure to boil for 90 minutes.

So I should boil for 30 minutes before adding any hops, correct?

 

[EdWort]

So I should boil for 30 minutes before adding any hops, correct?

Yep!

 

[LarsonLE]

Yep!

Awesome, thanks. How much sparge water do you normally use? My last question, I promise.

 

[Toivo]

Just racked this to a keg and tried a sample. Came out a bit drier than I expected probably due to mash temp was a little low at 149. Should still be be good for the hot weather we are having right now. Thanks for a good recipe Ed. Next up your house pale ale.