Starrfall on 9/1/2011 at 18:20
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
I know that a few people on here have homebrewed in the past and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on type of apples to use, method(s) and also, importantly, on the recipe. How much does the yeast-apples ratio matter? I'm particularly interested in this as come October we'll have so many apples I don't want to mess up the ratios. And should we add sugar or just try to modify the sweetness/dryness by apple selection?
We've never done cider but this looks like it might be heplful: (
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f32/results-juice-yeast-sugar-experiments-83060/)
SubJeff on 9/1/2011 at 20:44
Dammit Koyla I really want some Kölsch right now!
Thanks Starr. Ye gads that's a lot of detail, but yeah it's just what I was after. I knew you and GBM have homebrewed before.
Btw guys, I'm going to post pics of the process when we get it started.
Bluegrime on 10/1/2011 at 00:49
Quote Posted by Kolya
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6lsch_%28beer%29) Kölsch is what I drink the most, a very quaffable light and sweet beer from Cologne that needs to be drunk fresh and cool. Brands don't differ too much, but I somewhat prefer Gilden or Reissdorf.
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http://www.wineundergroundgo.com/products/Reissdorf_Kolsch-159-49.html)
And so it was, or rather will be when I can spare a suitable amount of it being shipped in. The other brands mentioned (thanks to CCC, phatose and kuuso) will come in time but I'm going to search out an importer of that End of the World beer, sounds like a lovely drink.
ercles on 10/1/2011 at 07:07
Subjeff, I've only done cider once at uni, and that was uni, so I don't know a whole lot about that, but when it comes to fermentation/yeast, the best advice I can give you is to follow the directions on the packet. Try and find a source where you know the yeast hasn't been sitting around for ages, and be meticulous with your rehydration method. If you are going to use water (which would be my suggestion), use tap water (unless your tap water is chlorinated as all getout), and keep a close eye on the temperature.
Kolya on 10/1/2011 at 13:54
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
Dammit Koyla I really want some Kölsch right now!
It's unlikely you'll find a Kölsch that's fresh in the US. There are some breweries there, that make a "Kolsch style ale", but from the descriptions I read, it doesn't taste like Kölsch at all. Besides they cannot call it "Kölsch", because it's a regional trademark.
The best way to get it is to visit Cologne, though if you just happen to come around Germany, there are some select supermarkets etc. in every major German town, that carry Kölsch. Then again if you're in Germany anyway, you won't have a lack of other good beer types to try.
So yeah, visit Cologne, have total strangers chat you up like old friends and drink with them. See the bloody (
http://images.google.com/images?q=Köln Dom) cathedral, that looks like it's been shot through a concrete panel from below, have a few more Kölsch, watch the river Rhine go by at sunset and then go back to the pub. That's what it's all about anyway. And if you're gay, all the better, because we're all gay here.
Fingernail on 10/1/2011 at 14:02
Subjeff is in the UK!!!
Kolya on 10/1/2011 at 14:16
Good. Then he has a better chance to make it here sometime. :)
SubJeff on 10/1/2011 at 19:39
Definitely planning to visit Germany sometime. I was supposed to go to Berlin for New Years (to (
http://www.tresorberlin.de/) Tresor) but plans changed. I hope to get over this year, driving to Berlin (and going to Tresor at last!), stopping at the Nürburgring to wreck my tyres and get a sub-10min time before I get some Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas!
The beers will have to wait til after that!
Bluegrime on 10/1/2011 at 19:49
Quote Posted by Kolya
It's unlikely you'll find a Kölsch that's fresh in the US. There are some breweries there, that make a "Kolsch style ale", but from the descriptions I read, it doesn't taste like Kölsch at all. Besides they cannot call it "Kölsch", because it's a regional trademark.
Out of curiosity, do you think a Kolsch would be able to keep its freshness during the export/import process? Pessimistically it could take two weeks or more for the bottles to actually be in my hand, so I'm getting a little less hopeful now. :(
Kolya on 10/1/2011 at 20:11
I'm not sure, I never had a bottle around for longer than a few days...
I think the problem wouldn't be the two weeks time, but that the bottles might get shaken around or subjected to varying temperatures during transport, which would make the beer lose its already low carbonation and then it tastes stale.
Subjective Effect: Go visit the (
http://www.berghain.de/) Berghain in Berlin. Should be your number 1 choice for electro parties actually.
