Any issues with subbing Pilsner malt for the 2 row? I've got some on hand that I need to use up.
I don't see one. Would be definitely lighter than mine was, but with the 90 min boil I can't see DMS being a problem either.
Here's the gravity ready. Whoops it was higher than I thought
Some may remember my blackberry version of this (aka brewed this and fermented on blackberries lol) Just scored a 39 last weekend and brought me home a 2nd place medal!
I tapped a keg of this last night and man it is tasty! It went over well with a few friends and played well with some beer pong!
Pages of pages and I still havent confirmed how citra plays in this. Thinking of .5oz in the last 10 mins with 1oz of galena at 60? Any input
Awesome! Was hoping you'd post back, your version is the one I think i'm gonna brew. I already have some instant rice, will look for instant grits at the store tomorrow. What yeast did you use? I'm thinking wy1056, so i can over build and keep some on hand. Also considering wy1318? I think is the number.
I used WY2565 but any clean yeast will do. 1056 would be great. In hindsight, the Kolsch gave it almost a champagne-ish flavour which can be desirable depending on style. I think 1056 will be great.
Think I will go with 1056, that way I can over build a starter and keep some on hand. What would you suggest as a sub for vienna as my lhbs is out?
fairly newbie here....so please be gentle with me
for the flaked corn and minute rice, I don't mill those right? just mill the 2 row, and combine and mash?
secondly, I see the original recipe is saying a 90 minute mash and a 90 minute boil, is everyone still following this? and is there a more updated/newer/better? version of the original some place in the 331 pages?
I'm looking to start a 5G batch tonight and tomorrow, so I'm just going to 1/2 the original recipe, that should work out ok right?
Flaked corn and flaked rice can be just added to the mash no problem.
The original recipe is for 90/90. I did that with my batch. The 90 minute mash produces a very highly fermentable wort since the mash temp is lower. This produces a drier, crisper beer. The 90 minute boil isn't really necessary, especially if you've hit your target volume after only 60. It really depends on your equipment. For example, I boiled for 90 and only finished with 4.5 gallons. I should have just stopped at 60 mins. Still turned out to be a great beer.
For the grain bill, based on a lot of people's experience and even Biermunchers own advice, I ended up brewing something different slightly for the grain bill. I would do something akin to below for a 5.5 gal batch:
7 lbs Pale 2-row (Canadian)
1.5 lbs Flaked Corn
1 lb Flaked Rice
0.5lb Rice Hulls
Personally, I added a pound of vienna and subtracted a pound of two row, just to bump the malt profile a bit. Also, the lower corn and higher rice content balanced the beer out more I think. A lot of people throughout the pages (yes, I read them all) complained of 'corniness' in the finished beer without longer conditioning times. This seemed to fix that "issue"
thank you soo much for your reply!
I already have all my ingredients ordered based on just splitting the recipe, so I have everything that you mentioned in the new recipe, except, I was planning on hitting the grocery store for some minute rice...so I don't have the flaked rice...will that make much of a difference? or maybe the bulk barn has some flaked rice, maybe?
p.s. happy early Canada Day!!! :rockin:
p.s.s. is that "Dust" in your signature a favorite brew of yours? or does that mean nothing? LOL
Kegged it.....first time brewing this recipe....first infected batch, I think...in 4 years of brewing....arrrrrrrrrgh. No more storing yeast slurry for me. Not worth the $5 savings for a ruined batch....now only hoping the same yeast slurry doesn't infect my IPA and Pale Ale I have fermenting. So lame.
It's probably been mentioned somewhere in this loooonnnggg thread but, has anyone tried adding fruit and/or spices to this beer?
So without reading the whole thread, is there a variation that has become more popular than the original recipe? or should I just brew the first batch using the OR
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