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Hassle the Höff

Light, crisp, and refreshing this traditional German beer is fermented cool to present lager-like attributes with just a hint or fruitiness. Took 2nd place in the first round of the 2012 National Homebrew Competition.

6-C Kölsch
Author: Nick Ladd

Size: 6.12 gal
Efficiency: 75%
Attenuation: 81.0%

Original Gravity: 1.048
Terminal Gravity: 1.009
Color: 3.95
Alcohol: 5.05%
Bitterness: 24.8

Ingredients:
10.16 lb Pilsner Malt
8 oz Pale Wheat Malt
8 oz Vienna Malt
2 oz German CaraFoam
2 oz Acidulated Malt
19 g Magnum (12.5%) - added during boil, boiled 60 m
.25 oz Czech Saaz (3.1%) - added during boil, boiled 30 m
1 ea Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 15 m
.25 oz Hallertauer Mittelfrüher (3.4%) - added during boil, boiled 10 m
.5 tsp Wyeast Nutrient - added during boil, boiled 10 m
1 ea WYeast 2565 Kolsch

Schedule:
00:03:00 Dough-In - Liquor: 3.2 gal; Strike: 162.5 °F; Target: 149 °F
01:33:00 Sacc Rest - Rest: 90 m; Final: 149.0 °F
01:34:00 Mashout - Water: 1.75 gal; Temperature: 215.0 °F; Target: 170 °F
01:44:00 Mashout Rest - Rest: 10 m; Final: 170.0 °F
02:04:00 Batch Sparge - First Sparge: 2 gal sparge @ 168 °F, 10 m; Second Sparge: 2 gal sparge @ 168 °F, 10 m; Total Runoff: 7.81 gal

Notes:
- Use 1800ml 1.040 starter on stirplate
- Add 0 minute hops and then take off heat and rest 5 minutes before chilling wort.
- Afer cooling wort, whirlpool, let settle 90 minutes, and drain off sides.
- Aerate 1 minute with pure O2.  Pitch yeast and swirl.

- Ferment primary 2 weeks.  Start at 60*F and keep at 60-62*F 1.5 weeks.  Raise to 68 to finish fermentation (D-rest).
- Keg and lager 1 month before consumption. (32*F or so)

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