Honey Kolsch

[cgrivois]

I've made this Kolsch recipe several times, I believe its Munchers Crisper Kolsche recipe, but now I want to change it and get a big honey flavor out of it. What do you think? Too much honey malt?

Honey Kolsch

Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)


Original Gravity: 1.052
Final Gravity: 1.013
ABV (standard): 5.16%
IBU (tinseth): 17.77
SRM (morey): 6.68

Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
9 lb German - Pilsner 38 1.6 78.3%
1 lb German - Pale Wheat 39 1.5 8.7%
1.5 lb Canadian - Honey Malt 37 25 13%
11.5 lb Total

Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU
1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 13.63
0.5 oz Saaz Pellet 3.5 Boil 15 min 2.96
0.5 oz Saaz Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 1.19

Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
-- Temperature 122 F 10 min
-- Temperature 135 F 15 min
-- Temperature 152 F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb


Yeast
Wyeast - Kölsch 2565

 

[cgrivois]

Anyone?

 

[Jonkl]

I don't fear the honey malt like some here. I think the limit you'll run into first on a Kolsch is not the honey malt wrecking the flavor, but the honey malt making it too dark. If the color's still in range, you'll probably be okay.

 

[walcotteric]

Would you mind also sharing your original no-honey recipe?

 

[cgrivois]

Its not my recipie I think its bierrmunchers "krisper kolsch". But its the same as above but only 1/2 lbd of honey malt. If memory serves me correct.

 

[cgrivois]

Also backed down to 1 lbd of honey malt, color is still slightly dark acording to brewers friend. Im setting up now to brew.

 

[walcotteric]

What temp do you ferment at?

 

[cgrivois]

Looks like I did 56F

 

[cgrivois]

Here's a link to the original recipe.


https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f71/krisper-kolsch-26964/

 

[cgrivois]

not going to well. Missed last step in the mash, was shooting for 154, hit 148. Well see what happens.

 

[Auger]

I did a 10gal batch of a kolsch which is cold conditioning now, i used about 16lbs of pils malt, 2lbs of wheat and only 7oz of honey malt. The flavor profile is so delicate between the hops and malt, it doesn't take much honey to come through.

 

[cgrivois]

Just pitched yeast starter today, wort definitely has a honey smell to it. We shall see.