Blind Squirrel

I brewed my second Kölsch in June with great success. Turned out absolutely beautiful. A nice pale golden color, reminiscent of a paler version of an amber. Admittedly, it's a touch darker than attempt #1 last year… maybe more carmelization in kettle? The nose is nice a beery with light malt notes and gorgeous hints of hops. The taste is fairly good balance of maltiness and bitterness, although there is just a hint of sulfur.

Recipe

Batch size: 10 Gallons
Type: All Grain 

OG: 1.048 (11.9 plato)
FG: 1.012 (3.1 plato)
ABV: ~4.70%
SRM: ~4
IBU: 27.0
IBU method: Daniels
BU:GU ratio: 0.56

Mash Efficiency: 77%

Grains

85% German pilsener (1.6L)
10% Torrefied wheat (1.5L)
5% Durst Turbo Munich (8.3L)

Hops 

1.16 oz Spalt (whole) @ 5.0%AA for 60 mins (5.82 AAU)
1.00 oz Hersbrucker (pellet) @ 5.0%AA for 60 mins (5.00 AAU)
0.50 oz Hersbrucker (pellet) @ 5.0%AA for 15 mins (2.50 AAU)
0.50 oz Spalt (whole) @ 5.0%AA for 5 mins (2.50 AAU)

Instructions 

Single infusion mash at 148F with 1.2 quarts per pound (5.74 gallons of infusion water). Sparged with 9 gallons. Collected 12.5. Boiled down to 11 gallons.

Made two 1L yeast starters from Wyeast #1007 German Ale. 7 days in primary at 68F. 7 additional days in primary at 60F. 14 days in secondary at 50F.