Brewing a Kolsch with Ben and Eddie

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Ben and Eddie wanted to brew a lager, I told them I could only do ales and suggested a Kolsch. They split the cost of the ingredients with Kari and we brewed it on my kit.
  • Documenting the process
  • Grain in
  • Homebrew Chillout
  • Watchin the wort. Talkin the shit.
  • Assembling a new toy
  • Jeff stopped over and decided to do a brew as well. It was a little too hot to have the propane burner in the garage tho
  • Mash out
  • Rinsin the sugars off of that grain
  • Runnin the new plate chiller.
  • Hot fix
  • Kolsch - 11
  • Only serious homebrewers have cigars hanging outta their mouths directly over the wort
  • Measuring that gravity
  • To the fermenter
  • Toasting a successful brew day with a taste of the last batch of homebrew
  • Adding the hungry, hungry yeasties
  • Pitiful pup
  • How bout some Rye? Same Old Moses
  • Checkin out the Same Old Moses
  • A pretty color
  • Keggin
  • This is going to be a good end-of-summer beer. Low ABV, great flavor.
  • First pours of the Kolsch
  • Could use a little more clarity, but otherwise, a beautiful beer