This Kolsch is a light-bodied beer with a subtle fruitiness, and sometimes with a subtle noble hop aroma. Originating form Germany, this very pale coloured beer is brewed with a European ale yeast.
Follow Brick Road and you will soon be brewing fresh beer that tastes better than commercial beer. This can contains the foundations of great beer for you to brew at home, simply and easily. You can also build your own unique recipes brick-by-brick. Brick Road searched the world to find the best maltster to create this exceptional hopped wort.
Only the finest grains are selected and malted. Malts are blended to suit the beer style, then mashed with hop extracts to create hopped wort. The fresh wort is gently reduced to 80 Brix before being canned fresh on-site to retain its original delicious malt flavours.
Specifications (approx.) of 23L made with 1kg dextrose of brewing sugar:
Colour: Pale gold, 8 EBC
Bitterness: Low-medium, 17 IBU
Grist: Pale malt, wheat malt
Wort:OG 1.038, FG 1.008 (approx.)
Yeast: European Ale Yeast
Additional fermentables required - recipe options:
| Approx. % alcohol by volume (ABV) | 19L | 21L | 23L |
| For a Kolsch style beer add: 1kg dextrose or brewing sugar or for a fuller-bodied 100% malt beer add 1kg Brick Road Extra Light Dry malt extract |
4.8% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| For a Mid or Low Alcohol version add: 250g dextrose or brewing sugar or for a fuller-bodied 100% malt beer, add 250g Brick Road Extra Light Dry malt extract |
3.1% | 2.8% | 2.6% |
Dry hop additions suggestions
Options to dry hop to add a subtle hop aroma with just 10-30g of Tettnang, Hallertau, or Saaz, or more local versions like Motueka or Wakatu.
Alternate yeast options
K-97, WLP011 or other clean-fermenting European ale yeast.
Size: 1.5kg
Ingredients: Barley malt extract, wheat malt extract, hop extract, dried yeast.
Made in the UK.
