Courtesy of Jack Hendler of Springdale Beer and Jack's Abby, here is a homebrew-scale recipe for one of our Best 20 Beers in 2020. “Creating malt intensity without body or too much residual sweetness requires excellent process control from the brewer.”
“Brewing kölsch brings many of the same challenges as with a helles or pilsner,” says Springdale cofounder Jack Hendler. “Namely, how do you create a full-flavored beer using mainly lightly colored malts while also achieving high attenuation? Creating malt intensity without body or too much residual sweetness requires excellent process control from the brewer.”
ALL-GRAIN
Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.044
FG: 1.008
IBUs: 28
ABV: 4.8%
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