BeerBorg

I haven't posted it, but I'll be more than happy to do so. It's pretty simple - essentially a SMaSH if you discount the carafoam.

I apologize for the formatting. I haven't tried printing/exporting from Beersmith in order to post:

Real Man Kolsch
Kölsch (6 C)Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 4.75 gal
Boil Size: 6.44 gal
Boil Time: 90 min
End of Boil Vol: 4.94 gal
Final Bottling Vol: 4.75 gal
Fermentation: Koelsch (Kolsch), Two Stage
Date: 01 Jan 2014
Brewer: GrayEagle Brewery
Asst Brewer:
Equipment: GEB-AG-5gal-8gSS-Igloo
Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 72.0 %
Taste Rating: 30.0

Prepare for Brewing
Create a yeast starter with 1.00 l of wort
Clean and Prepare Brewing Equipment
Total Water Needed: 7.78 gal

Mash or Steep Grains
Mash Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU
7 lbs 4.0 oz Weyermann - Bohemian Pilsner Malt (2.1 SRM) Grain 1 90.6 %
12.0 oz Carafoam (Weyermann) (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 9.4 %

Mash Steps Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 12.00 qt of water at 157.2 F 148.0 F 75 min

Batch sparge with 3 steps (Drain mash tun , 2.39gal, 2.39gal) of 168.0 F water

First Wort Hops Amt Name Type # %/IBU
28.35 g Hallertauer [4.10 %] - First Wort 90.0 min Hop 3 22.3 IBUs

Add water to achieve boil volume of 6.44 gal
Estimated pre-boil gravity is 1.033 SG

Boil Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU
0.50 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 mins) Fining 4 -

Estimated Post Boil Vol: 4.94 gal and Est Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 SG
Cool and Transfer Wort
Cool wort to fermentation temperature
Transfer wort to fermenter
Add water if needed to achieve final volume of 4.75 gal
Pitch Yeast and Measure Gravity and Volume

Fermentation Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU
1.0 pkg German Ale/Kolsch (White Labs #WLP029) [35.49 ml] Yeast 5 -




Rick

Wow...that really is a simple recipe. I can't imagine any reason that wouldn't make a clean, crisp and tasty beer. Thanks for posting the recipe.

This is 10 gallon of wort in a 15 gallon pot. I now have two Ale Pales with 5.5 gallons in each. One pitched with Notty and will be kegged. The other with 05 and I'm thinking of racking it onto 5 pounds of strawberries in 2 weeks. So for 2014 I've brewed 11 gallons, not a bad start.

Holy Guacamole!!! I achieved a mash efficiency of 92.8%!! Is that even possible? I triple checked my numbers to make sure I wasn't crazy, but I'm still thinking I may be crazy. I had targeted the lower end of the OG range for the style in anticipation of getting better than 72%, but that was completely unexpected. The only SNAFU of the day was that I forgot the add the Whirlfloc. Not the first time I've done that. I can see large post-it notes in my future. Hopefully the clarity won't suffer too much.

Overall, I'd say a pretty good brew day and a great way to start 2014.


Rick

Sparging on Sacré Chat Dubbel right now. Hooray 5 gallon pot! I can boil full volumes now w/ no fear of boilover! Plenty of room!

Sweet job phil!

Got the grains in the steep for my 'Murican Wheat Mod. 3 gallon batch today!

Just bottled & labeled Apocalypto 4 - 9.5 ABV - This brew tasted fantastic at bottling. Apocalyto 5 is in my new "Big Mouth Bubbler" glass fermentor. Happy New Year Beer Brothers.

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Just bottled & labeled Apocalypto 4 - 9.5 ABV - This brew tasted fantastic at bottling. Apocalyto 5 is in my new "Big Mouth Bubbler" glass fermentor. Happy New Year Beer Brothers.

Looking good Steve, How do you like the big Mouth Bubbler? I got one too and did a review on it, you can add to it if you would like. viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1590
Don

Like it a lot so far. Just got my first batch in there last Friday. I just felt it was time for glass. Plus my kids needed something to buy me for Christmas.
Dinner calls so I must logout. see you soon.

I brewed up an Amber Bière de Garde

Bottling five gallons of AmeriWheat tomorrow to start carbing/conditioning for the upcoming tasting and competitions.

I to will be brewing an American Wheat with belma hops flavor and aroma tomorrow.

My first twobatches ever.
Blackbeard IPA
Brew Demon One Evil Pilsner with extra Saaz!
Maybe a Belgian golden ale this weekend?

Bottled a 5 gal batch of Cream stout and racked my Hop Head Double IPA to a secondary. Cleaned out the Big mouth and plan on brewing again tomorrow.