klosch recipe

[fvoris]

Does any body have any good kolsch recipes

 

[Lou]

there are some highly rated recipes in here: Light Hybrid Beer - Home Brew Forums

 

[ajwillys]

I made BierMuncher's Orange Kolsch and subbed it wit Kolsch yeast. I'm impressed, very light and refreshing.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f71/orange-kolsch-ag-ex-30918/

 

[SC_Ryan]

I don't mean to thread-jack but does anyone make a dry kolsch yeast?

 

[malkore]

I don't mean to thread-jack but does anyone make a dry kolsch yeast?

nope. the only authentic strains are sold in liquid form.

i only use the wyeast strain on my kolsch

 

[Brew-boy]

I think if you try the White Labs yeast you will be more than happy with it. I have won several first and second place ribbons using that yeast.

 

[ajwillys]

I think if you try the White Labs yeast you will be more than happy with it. I have won several first and second place ribbons using that yeast.

Have you had bad luck with the Wyeast one? I used Wyeast and had good luck with it.

 

[TwoHeadsBrewing]

I've used both White Labs and Wyeast and both made fantastic beers. I think the Wyeast came out a bit cleaner, but it's hard to say since these were two separate batches with a couple months between them. I brewed up Edwort's Kolsch both times, and my wife is still bugging me to brew some more of it up .

Here's the recipe: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f62/bee-cave-brewery-koelsch-33548/

 

[ArcaneXor]

I don't mean to thread-jack but does anyone make a dry kolsch yeast?

Safale K-97 is probably as close as you'll get. It's a German Ale yeast, which pretty much means it's an Alt or a Koelsch yeast. I haven't tried it - considering that the yeast is probably the most important ingredient in a Koelsch, I'll stick with the Wyeast smack pack, which hasn't let me down yet.

 

[SC_Ryan]

Do you recomend a starter with the smack pack?

 

[Lou]

Do you recomend a starter with the smack pack?

yes.

 

[SumnerH]

Do you recomend a starter with the smack pack?

Smack packs/vials of liquid yeast always need a starter. 11.5g packs of dry yeast usually don't unless you're doing a pretty high OG beer or bigger than 5 gallon batch.

Mr Malty Pitching Rate Calculator will help you figure out if you need a starter, and if so how big.