A few weeks ago I gave a stab at brewing my own Kölsch style ale.  Apprently you cant really call it Kölsch because their is a world wide trade mark so I think companies in the US get away with adding style to the end.

Now Kölsch originated from Koln or Cologne, Germany.  The term Kölsch was officially used for the first time in 1918 to describe the type of beer that had been brewed by the Sünner brewery since 1906.

Anyhow lets get away from the history lesson.  So Im still an amature homebrewer and thought I would give it a shot since well my best friends grew up drinking Kölsch.  I know mine wont compare but well it gives me a chance to try brewing other styles of beer outside of the IPA’s I love.

It took me a few hours to get the initial batch done from boiling the wort (young beer), adding the malt, yeast, hops and finally putting it into my primary fermenter where it should sit at a constant temp for about 7-10 days (this always depends).

After primary fementation is done you transfer it to a secondary and let it sit for a few weeks or so, this really depends on your conditions.   The thing with traditional Kölsch is that its brewed like a ale but fermented lager style where you need to keep it at a very cool consitstant temp for many weeks and some times months.

Now im no expert but on bottling day I decided to rock it out in my PJ’s on a Sunday and bottle my beer.  You can see my timelapse below, it took a picture every 2 seconds.

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Anyhow I hope you enjoy the video, I hope to post more often when I have time.

Cheers and happy drinking.

I’m in the process of building a new site that focuses around beer and the social culture that this great fine mix of hops and barely create.  If your a drupal developer (modules, themer) etc, drop me a note.

Also any beer fanatics who are really into beer drop me a note I might need some people for beta testing this new site which I hope goes live by the end of the year.

A small tease of the logo, which btw looks great on t-shirts!

Nickle rose. Sitting here haveing a setlla after a long day BBQ listing to some mix of break on to the other side by the doors. Long time since I posted but why not .