Just-In-Time Kölsch - 22

owner: Michael Erwin | started: 03/19/2009 | last updated: 07/11/2009
status: Enjoying

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March 19, 2009
Planning
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Ordering material today. Base recipe from Papazian, Joy, p. 190. Here's mine:

3.3# Coopers wheat malt extract
2.5# extra light dry malt extract
.5oz Perle (60)
.75oz Saaz (60)
.5oz Tettnang (30)
Safale K-97


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April 30, 2009
Fermenting
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temperature: 69F
starting gravity: 1.047

Got this one in the fermenter today, hoping to hold temp around 70F. K-97 is supposed to run between 59 and 75. The weather should cooperate.

5/4/2009 - weather has been cool; temp dropped to 68F a couple of days ago. Fermentation is still in process; a bubble is released about once a minute.

5/9/2009 - all activity has stopped. Temp is back up to 70F. For not trying very hard, I've kept the temp in a pretty small range. Rack tomorrow.

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May 13, 2009
Secondary
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temperature: 68F
starting gravity: 1.047
specific gravity 1.011
final gravity:

Racked to secondary. Because of the attention to fermentation temp, this one slow-simmered. Very little krausen. Apparent attenuation is at 77%. Pretty good. Extremely cloudy. Must be the wheat. This could very well be my last extract beer.

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May 25, 2009
Secondary
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temperature: 68F
starting gravity: 1.047
final gravity: 1.010

Whoa Nellie!!! This is a great one to end my extract career on! Clear, straw color, subtle hop taste, but not malty at all! This one will be perfect in July and August when the days are warm. I have to convert this to all grain somehow.

ABV: 4.8%
App Atten: 78%
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June 3, 2009
Secondary
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temperature: 68F
starting gravity: 1.047
specific gravity 1.010
final gravity: 1.010

This beer is misnamed, it's more than OK! I thought it would be good for hot days in July and August, but it may not last that long! Check out the pic, the beer is clear enough to see the wall patterns behind it!

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