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This German Kolsch recipe is a very approachable fair weather beer clocking in around 5% ABV (or more depending on your efficiency). This beer is pale yellow as the picture shows.
11 pounds of grain, mostly Pilsner and a dash of Noble German hops make this an easy beer to brew for a great value. Select your desired yeast from the accessory list to your right. The Omega and White Labs options are liquid yeast and the Lallemand Koln or Safale K-97 dry yeasts are directly pitchable single packs (for 5-6 gallons). Note that you only need to select one type of yeast here, we are just giving you options. Ferment in the low 60's for a clean palette and low esters.
A basic recipe sheet is included with the kit showing the actual grain bill and hop additions. Since everyone brews all grain a little differently (BIAB, batch sparge, fly sparge etc) it is difficult to provide exact water amounts and temperatures. If you need help prior to brewing, give us a call.
For emphasis: This kit does not include yeast or priming sugar, it must be selected from the accessories list on the right if you need them.
Assuming 75% efficiency into the boil kettle and 6 gallons post boil:
Est Original Gravity: 1.049 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.1 %
Bitterness: 24 IBUs
Est Color: 5 SRM
Mash at 149F
If you're brewing BIAB/No sparge, if you reduce the batch size to end the boil with about 5.5 gallons (instead of 6), your OG should still track about right.
Note that if you're using RO or distilled water, you will want to use a couple grams each of gypsum and calcium chloride. We include a few ounces of acidulated malt in the recipe so no need to add acid. If you brew with hard/alkaline water, you may want to add a few mL of lactic acid to the mash. If your water has chlorine or chloramines in it, you definitely want to crush up half a campden tablet into the water prior to using it.
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