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I've been wanting to make a kolsch with strawberries for a while. I've got a empty keg, so it's time to brew!
I've got a bunch of fresh local strawberries in the freezer that are ready for this brew. I've done 5.5 lbs of blackberries in a wheat, so I'm going with that same amount of strawberries in a kolsch.
Fermentation in primary would be at 60F with a diacetyl rest once it's close to F.G.
I'll do a secondary and add the strawberries in there (will put them in a big mesh bag, dip them in star-san, then put in the secondary). I'm thinking that I'd start at 60F in secondary, then lower the temp to 34F over a few days and leave it there for 2-3 weeks.
I looked at a few recipes out there and I took the "Almost Perfect Kolsch" recipe from here and added 5.5 lbs of strawberries.
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/882760/strawberry-kolsch
I've got a bunch of fresh local strawberries in the freezer that are ready for this brew. I've done 5.5 lbs of blackberries in a wheat, so I'm going with that same amount of strawberries in a kolsch.
Fermentation in primary would be at 60F with a diacetyl rest once it's close to F.G.
I'll do a secondary and add the strawberries in there (will put them in a big mesh bag, dip them in star-san, then put in the secondary). I'm thinking that I'd start at 60F in secondary, then lower the temp to 34F over a few days and leave it there for 2-3 weeks.
I looked at a few recipes out there and I took the "Almost Perfect Kolsch" recipe from here and added 5.5 lbs of strawberries.
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/882760/strawberry-kolsch