{"id":1286,"date":"2014-12-21T21:14:09","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T05:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blt.homenet.org\/wordpress\/?p=1286"},"modified":"2017-08-07T21:52:29","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T04:52:29","slug":"9-kolsch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/?p=1286","title":{"rendered":"#9 &#8211; Kolsch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Beer Name:\u00a0Change<\/h3>\n<h3>Style: \u00a0Kolsch<\/h3>\n<h3>Alcohol: 4.5%<\/h3>\n<h3>Color:\u00a04<\/h3>\n<p>This is the second all grain beer that I&#8217;ve made. \u00a0After <a title=\"Beer 8 \u2013 Black Rye IPA\" href=\"http:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/?p=1241\">the last one<\/a> blew up in my face, literally, my goal for this beer was to pick a simple recipe and really work on producing the clearest beer that I could. \u00a0During our summer trip to Denver I had several good Kolsches and decided that this is what I&#8217;d brew. \u00a0The brew day went well and the final product is a really nice beer. \u00a0 Its refreshing to have and there is a good chance I do this one again, but maybe as a 10G batch next time since it goes down pretty easy.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg_displayed_gallery mceItem\" src=\"http:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/nextgen-attach_to_post\/preview\/id--1332\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>My Brew Notes<\/h1>\n<h2>Recipe Info<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>My Recipe: <a title=\"Brewtoad\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brewtoad.com\/recipes\/change-kolsch\" target=\"_blank\">Brewtoad<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Recipe Source:\u00a0derived from <a title=\"BYO\" href=\"https:\/\/byo.com\/stories\/issue\/item\/1881-koelsch-style-profile\" target=\"_blank\">BYO<\/a> and the\u00a0<a title=\"Black Widow\" href=\"https:\/\/byo.com\/stories\/issue\/item\/1881-koelsch-style-profile\" target=\"_blank\">Black Widow<\/a> recipes<\/li>\n<li>Schedule Link: <a title=\"Brewing Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B1dk9jfY09GmZjM0M0FvN0dVLTg\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">#9<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0<a class=\"shutterset_\" title=\" \" href=\"http:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/beer-9-kolsch\/Recipe.jpg\" data-image-id=\"237\" data-src=\"http:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/beer-9-kolsch\/Recipe.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/beer-9-kolsch\/thumbs\/thumbs_Recipe.jpg\" data-title=\"Recipe\" data-description=\" \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"http:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/beer-9-kolsch\/thumbs\/thumbs_Recipe.jpg\" alt=\"Recipe\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Execution Notes<\/h2>\n<p>The brew day went pretty well considering that last time I had stuck sparges and all-grain brewing was new. \u00a0My mash temps wavered around more than I&#8217;d like and will need to refine this. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I tried to use PH strips and iodine to check the mash, but have to say that I have no idea what I saw and will need to work on this more. \u00a0I did boil off more than I thought and had to add 2 gallons of water back in. \u00a0Though with that the gravity was on target. \u00a0Also, my pump broke so chilling took way longer than it should. \u00a0My plan to have a coarse bag around the metal screen in the boil kettle \u00a0and a fine mesh bag on the output side of the hose really helped me to remove most of the trub prior to going into the fermentor. \u00a0I cold crashed twice and used a secondary in addition to Irish moss in the boil and gelatin prior to bottling. \u00a0I&#8217;m not sure which helped the most, but I have a good beer.<\/p>\n<h2>Schedule<\/h2>\n<h2>\u00a0<a class=\"shutterset_\" title=\" \" href=\"http:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/beer-9-kolsch\/Schedule.jpg\" data-image-id=\"238\" data-src=\"http:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/beer-9-kolsch\/Schedule.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/beer-9-kolsch\/thumbs\/thumbs_Schedule.jpg\" data-title=\"Schedule\" data-description=\" \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"http:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/beer-9-kolsch\/thumbs\/thumbs_Schedule.jpg\" alt=\"Schedule\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Recommendations for next time<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Try hitting and maintaining the mash temp better<\/li>\n<li>Plan for a higher boil off than most other people (try to turn down the burner a bit too)<\/li>\n<li>See if I can figure out idodine and PH strips.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beer Name:\u00a0Change Style: \u00a0Kolsch Alcohol: 4.5% Color:\u00a04 This is the second all grain beer that I&#8217;ve made. \u00a0After the last one blew up in my face, literally, my goal for this beer was to pick a simple recipe and really work on producing the clearest beer that I could. \u00a0During our summer trip to Denver 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