Kolsch Taste?

[DreamWeaver]

I recently stocked up on some extract kits/recipes and looked at the ingredients of each, pretty much a light style brew with the same ingredients as some of my other choices. The KOLSCH was $3 cheaper than the others and dates were fresh so I grabbed one. The only difference I can see is a distinct KOLSCH (Wyeast 2565) yeast. I have looked around locally for a KOLSCH Beer and can't find anything to compare it to so I don't know what to expect in the taste. Does this yeast do that much for the taste? I would'nt know. KOLSCH spelled backwards is HCSLOK, and I don't think I could drink anything by that name. :eek: -DRWeaver-

[brewmonkey]

check out the style guidlines at www.bjcp.org

[paul84043]

A Kolsch is a lighter beer, like a Pilsener, but with more hop presence and just more flavor in general.
I have made 2 and both have been very good.

[toneyc]

Yep, what he said! I made one Kolsch Ale that was really good. Nice and mellow. And the Texas (Shiner) Blonde recipe from AHS also uses kolsch yeast. A pretty good beer it is, too.

:)
Toney.

[DreamWeaver]

Thanks for the input guyz. I just wondered since there is no Kolsch Style Beer in my area and it seemed to require a "mystical" type of yeast for Homebrewing. I did that batch today and tweeked the recipe prolly changing the style but I had to. Now I will call it HCSLOK. The kit had 2-1oz packs of German Hallertau hops and I weighed them and one was .75 oz and the other was .6 oz in the foil so I added 1oz Willamette at each hopping that I had on hand and 1 LB more of X-Light DME. My son lives in Dallas/FW area and is familiar with the Shiner Summer Stock Kolsch Style Beer and is looking for some to send me. I see the yeast type requires a lager type conditioning. On to the next batch! -DRWeaver-

[skahtboi]

Originally posted by toneyc
Yep, what he said! I made one Kolsch Ale that was really good. Nice and mellow. And the Texas (Shiner) Blonde recipe from AHS also uses kolsch yeast. A pretty good beer it is, too.

:)
Toney.

And the summer brew that Shiner makes is a true Kolsch beer.

[toneyc]

Originally posted by DreamWeaver
I see the yeast type requires a lager type conditioning.

In the dozen or so times I've used the yeast, I've always fermented at ale temps with great results.

:)
Toney.

[brewmonkey]

Originally posted by toneyc
In the dozen or so times I've used the yeast, I've always fermented at ale temps with great results.

:)
Toney.

You will ferment at ale temps (probably on the cooler side though) and then lager it for the true Koelsch taste.

[newportstorm]

Don't know where in Ohio you are or if you ever get to Cleveland's Great Lakes Brewing. I believe they have a draft-only Kolsch (Cellar Dwellar?). Others I can find readily around these parts are Harpoon Summer and Geary's Summer - both brewed in the Kolsch style. Good luck with a new beer style!

Cheers!

[chazwicke]

Capital City in DC brews a very good Kolsch. It is one of their better beers.