Mixed-Style Beer Orange Kolsch (AG/EX)

[TromboneGuy]

UPDATE: Bottling Day! The yeast has dried this out to 1.011 from an OG of 1.058. The sample was fantastic, although at 6.3% this has a bit of a kick to it.

 

[Number2]

I totally screwed this up. Yeah yeah, relax...
I brewed a five gallon batch and accidentally put a whole pound of flaked wheat into it. What can I expect to happen here?

Thanks.

 

[RugenBrau]

Relax...the recipe calls for a pound of flaked wheat with the 5 gallon batch

 

[johnodon]

Yum Yum!!!

 

[BierMuncher]

Yum Yum!!!

Looks just like I remember it. Nice.

 

[johnodon]

Actually cleared out way more than I intended but I'm not complaining.

 

[TromboneGuy]

Mine turned out slightly paler and cloudier than that. (Probably due to using a different yeast.)

And adding Summit hops at the very end really gives it a zingy aroma. I like!

 

[RugenBrau]

Starting another batch this Saturday. Everyone who stops by is mad because I haven't had it on tap. This is my favorite of all BM's recipes.

 

[BierMuncher]

Starting another batch this Saturday. Everyone who stops by is mad because I haven't had it on tap. This is my favorite of all BM's recipes.

Can't have an uprising on your hands. Brew away...:rockin:

 

[shuie]

Is it this time of year already?

3 years of AG brewing for me so far and this is my favorite beer to make. Im pretty sure it's the neighbors favorite, too, along with the cream of 3 crops. Thanks BM!

How cool can I go with the US05? I'm going to use a couple of igloo ice cubes filled with water to set my carboys in. Hopefully this will keep the temps down, but not too much.

Whoooohooo! I haven't brewed since Dec of 2011 so I'm really excited to make another batch of this.

 

[RugenBrau]

Glad to someone else is addicted to this. I held my temp right at 66-68 for the first 4 days and then let it get down to 64 for the last 2 weeks. Came out great. I accidentally mashed at 158 for the first 15 minutes and it came out maltier that usual but still great.

 

[KurtisCummings]

I kinda screwed this one up - I forgot to turn off the small space heater that keeps my brewing room at 70 deg. for most primary Fermentations & bottling --- so for the first 24-30 hours the room stayed at 70. The highest my fermenter temp got to was like 76.

The room is now a pleasant 66 deg and I'll be transferring to secondary soon

Guess I'll see how she turns out

 

[gluttonoussloth]

Brewing this one for my buddy's wedding. I'll post a pic when it's finished. We are all pretty excited for this one though!

 

[Sirwood]

Just brewed this up last night and bubbling away in the primary as I type. My LHBS had the orange peel in 1 oz packs so i am planning on "dry hopping" in the secondary with the left over's. I was drinking a Shock Top while brewing and tasted the coriander but not to much orange. My O.G. Was 1.053

 

[Sirwood]

****Update***** 1 week deep and checked the gravity down to 1.012. OG was 1.053. Color is great and it tasted even better. Still young but can already tell this one is a winner!

 

[BierMuncher]

****Update***** 1 week deep and checked the gravity down to 1.012. OG was 1.053. Color is great and it tasted even better. Still young but can already tell this one is a winner!

Yeah... Um... We're gonna need you to post a proper pic when the time comes.

 

[Sirwood]

Yeah... Um... We're gonna need you to post a proper pic when the time comes.

Well here is the hydro sample

 

[RugenBrau]

Well here is the hydro sample

<img src="https://www.homebrewtalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=55998"/>

Here is a pic of my last batch.i've up the wheat and oats a bit. Nice and malty and creamy. This pic was the first out of the keg and it was a little over carbed. That head would hold forever.

 

[Jcoz]

So is this not lagered? BM, Johnodon, did neither of you lager this?

 

[msa8967]

Would using a full oz of bitter orange peel and a full oz of sweet orange peel at 5 minutes instead of 1/2 oz of each at 10 minutes give this any more orange flavor coming though in the taste?

 

[RugenBrau]

I used .75/oz of the bitter and sweet. I would not go any more than that. It has a wonderful orange flavor but it overpowers the coriander. The one thing I like about this recipe is that you can really play around with it and it still comes out a great beer. I generally use this a standard when I teach someone to brew AG. It is really tough to screw up.

 

[msa8967]

I used .75/oz of the bitter and sweet. I would not go any more than that. It has a wonderful orange flavor but it overpowers the coriander. The one thing I like about this recipe is that you can really play around with it and it still comes out a great beer. I generally use this a standard when I teach someone to brew AG. It is really tough to screw up.

So you recommend 0.75 oz of EACH of the types of orange peel? Did you add the peel at 15, 10 or 5 minutes of the boil?

 

[RugenBrau]

10 minutes

 

[BillyVegas]

Brewed 10g this last weekend for an upcoming wedding - hope it comes out tasty.

Mashed a little lower than anticipated (151ish) due to bad thermometers... stupid technology. Added 5g of Chamomile as well at the last 2 minutes to get some more flair into this one.

OG 1.052

I see there's secondary time on this recipe - but I dont see any mroe additions of flavor... is it just for clarifying?

Worried about the orange and coriander flavor in this one... thinking of carbing up once primay is over and sampling and adding sacks of flavor as needed (zest/coriander/chamomile).

 

[RugenBrau]

let me know how it comes out with the lower mash temp. I
try to mash @156 but the again I like the malty flavor with of this beer. I don't think you will have any problem with the orange flavor coming through

 

[BillyVegas]

Yea, I intended to hit 155 but... one broken floating therm and a digital thermometer that seemingly has a changing variable of +10-17 degrees... ended up using my tertiary backup and lost some heat in the process. Not too sad -- as I think drier may work well with this style. We'll see - checking fermentation progress probably tomorrow.

 

[Sirwood]

Bottled this last night after a week and a half in secondary with extra orange peel. All the way up until now it tasted pretty good, now it's bitter and not as good. Hoping a few weeks in the bottle will change that

 

[Sirwood]

After a week in the bottle I cracked one open for a taste test. All I have to say is I can not wait for this to fully condition. Great flavor and already more then half way carbed up. I'm really glad I added the extra orange peel to the secondary. It had a real nice orange flavor. Light and crisp

 

[BigPoppa502]

This sounds like a great idea. My brother and I make a Belgium Wit as a staple for the keezer, but a variation like this sounds like fun. Also, I wanted to canvas the group to see if anyone had ever tried a lime cilantro combo in a brew like this? I'm not sure about the cilantro. I'm just don't know how it would play out, bitter? Bland? Savory? Just not sure...any thoughts out there.

 

[swerner]

I just did a 10 gallon batch of this yesterday. I split the batch into 2 separate boils. I used US-05 and wyeast kolsch so I can see what the difference is between the 2. I have to say that the kolsch yeast took off like crazy and I had to add a blow off this morning. I also have it sitting in an ice bath to keep the temp down. Thanks Biermuncher for another recipe to try.