7/23/2021 11:57 PM over 3 years ago
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-1 |
Mash Complete |
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5.3 |
67 °C |
8/28/2021 8:21 AM over 3 years ago
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- strike temp 71deg C
- mash-in 69deg C
- mash pH 5.8, added 1/2 tsp lactic acid to get mash to 5.3pH
- pre-boil gravity = 1.050
- added 1 litre water to get to 1.047
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7/24/2021 1:19 AM over 3 years ago
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+0 |
Boil Complete |
1.050
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23 Liters |
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8/28/2021 8:19 AM over 3 years ago
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7/24/2021 5:41 AM over 3 years ago
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+0 |
Brew Day Complete |
1.050
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21 Liters |
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28 °C |
8/29/2021 7:53 AM over 3 years ago
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- ran off into SS fermenter with vigourous splashing from a height, and dosed with O2.
- pitched lallemand Kolsch yeast 2x dry packets direct on top of foam at top of wort mistakenly pitched at 28deg C :\ Yeast was also 5 months over its expiry date (kept in fridge unopened tho).
- Set chamber to 17 and it refrigerated down to 17 in about 9-10 hours. |
7/28/2021 7:00 AM over 3 years ago
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+4 |
Fermentation Complete |
1.015
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21 Liters |
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8/28/2021 7:37 AM over 3 years ago
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Fermentation seems to have stopped |
7/28/2021 7:29 AM over 3 years ago
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+4 |
Diacetyl Rest |
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21 Liters |
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20 °C |
8/28/2021 7:32 AM over 3 years ago
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raised temp from 17.5 to 20 over 4 days 1/2 deg at a time once primary complete. |
8/4/2021 8:00 PM over 3 years ago
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+11 |
Lagering |
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8/28/2021 7:34 AM over 3 years ago
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- cooled from 20 to 8 overnight (5th-6th)
- added gelatin finings 8am on the 6th
- set to crash cool to 2 degrees |
8/7/2021 7:41 PM over 3 years ago
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+14 |
Tasting Note |
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6 °C |
8/28/2021 7:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Tasted prior to bottling. Quite sweet. Typical bready/crackery pilsner malt flavour with hint of stone-fruit and honey. |
8/7/2021 9:45 PM over 3 years ago
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+14 |
Packaged |
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18 Liters |
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3 °C |
8/28/2021 7:27 AM over 3 years ago
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21 litres in fermenter. Hosed out 18 litres @ 3deg C
Added:
- 125g table sugar
- 1/2 tsp ascorbic acid
Purged bottling bucket with CO2. Purged bottles prior to filling with CO2.
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8/20/2021 7:43 PM over 3 years ago
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+27 |
Tasting Note |
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6 °C |
9/4/2021 8:11 AM over 3 years ago
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First post-carbonation tasting:
- very well carbonated. No issues from using gelatin or bottling at 3 degrees. Think we can safely assume last Kolsch flatness was lack of sugar.
- Slightly darker than previous kolsch. Acceptable. Straw colour. Chill haze is present and annoying...
- Aroma is less spicy orange and grass, and more stone-fruit, noble-hop and spice. Noticeable lack of the Kveik spicy orange peel ester. So white bread, crackers, noble-hop, subtle stone-fruit.
- Body is medium
- Caronation is too high. Reduce sugar by min 20% next time.
- Taste is more light malt, subtle stone-fruit, honey, pretty clean and very crisp (a slight tartness). Less appley note from the last Kolsch. Perhaps due to more diacytel rest?
Overall, i think its an improvement over my fresh-hop kviek kolsch. happy!
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