Canada Day - Millbrook Kolsch, Wed. July 1st.
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| MILLBROOK KOLSCH |
Using my 2 of 4 Kolsch yeast packets I bought. I definitely am going to use my yeast as soon as I receive it. I have a habit of letting them sit in the fridge for months. This yeast was abused. I had it in and out of the fridge 3 times after smacking it. Busy time of year, but now the starter is going. I still don't like the Tettnang hops I bought but am using them for now. May toss them later in the year when money is more plentiful as we are broke atm. I found some older and sealed Tettnanger hops in the freezer which I am going to use for this brew.
15 Gallons
22 lbs. Bohemian Pilsner malt
2 lbs. Munich malt type 1 ( 6 L )
98 g Tettnanger - 4.4 % AA - 60 min.
Wyeast 2565 Kolsch yeast
75/25/RO/CITY
Plastic carboys
O.G. - 1.050
F.G. - 1.010
% - 5.26
SRM - 3.7
BU - 25
Pitch yeast @ 57 F and let rise to 60 F for a week or longer. When it slows down, let it rise to 68F to finish. I did this for the last Kolsch and it just went nuts for a few days. I may of done it too long, but it did get rid of all sulphur in the finished beer. Still too early for a ramp up in temp. Still very active on day 4. I installed air locks and right away they clogged with krausen. Duh!!! Installed new ones and will leave them there until kegging day. Temp is 19 C. A sort of D-rest to get rid of the sulphur which does work. Kegged on July 20. Tastes fine. Better than the last one. I do think that those " soapy " hops were definitely the reason. Not sure if I want to toss them out at this time. I may use them for a Kolsch, but not for my Pilsners. I sampled a 2 L pop bottle that I carbed up on Sat July 25. It had too much of a hop aroma in it. I got a real strong light struck taste when I went out to the pool. I have never gotten this before. Hmmm. I need to change the recipe. No Munich and a way lower hop BU/aroma. Seems fine now after it is carbed up. This keg is way better than the first one! Same batch! Aging may be a factor. I made Sire's Kolsch with munich malt since this one tastes very good. Don't fix it if it aint broken. This is my best Kolsch yet. The next one was fermented with " soapy " hops. Will know how that one turns out by August 24.
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