Ultra Kölsch

Ahhh...nice, crisp German Kölsch. The pale ale lager wanna be. Basically this is a Krisper Kölsch that utilizes Ultra hops that I had on hand. Ultra is very similar to Hallertauer and Saaz hops which are used for making German style lagers. Using Kölsch yeast that generally likes ~75 degree temps this is a great substitute for a lager when you just aren't able to ferment at lager temps. But this makes for a very slow fermenting beer when your house only gets up to 68 degrees during the winter months. It is especially slow when it comes to bottle conditioning. I usually try one of my beers after two weeks in the bottle and they are pretty much fully carbonated. At two weeks this one wasn't even close to fully carbonated. At four weeks it's probably just there. This is definitely one of those recipes I will brew again.


Recipe for a 5 gallon batch:

Grains
7 lbs. German Pilsner (2 row)
1 lbs. German Wheat Malt
 .5 lbs. Honey Malt

Hops
1 oz. Hallertau (First Wort Hop)
.25 oz. Ultra (15 mins)
.25 oz. Ultra (5 mins)

Specifics
Mashed at 150* for 60 minutes
Boil time: 60 minutes
WLP029 German Kölsch yeast

Gravity
Original Gravity 1.040
Final Gravity 1.006
ABV 4.5%

Fermenting schedule
Brewed on 12/31
Transferred to secondary on 1/18
Bottled on 1/27