Wyeast 2565 Kolsch

[razz]

More a story to tell than a problem. Made my first kolsch on Sunday, everything went well, pitched a large starter and well airated. Kept at 14 degrees, checked fermenter on Wednesday and the foam was out the top (no big deal) but the wort appeared to have stopped. Checked SG 1.020, started at 1.046 by the way, and I reckoned it had started to clear. I now have the fermenter back on track after a good physical seeing too. The ferment is once again active, wort is cloudy and sg is dropping.
Anyone experienced this before with this yeast ?

 

[n00ch]

I used it for the first time in a Kolsch a few weeks back. I brewed it at around 14 aswell but it seemed fine to me. I usually use the German ale but i must say i prefer the Kolsch yeast.

 

[Mr Bond]

It's german and it can get a bit feral with warmth.

rack to 2ndry and give it @ least another 7 days to settle b4 cc'ing and botttling/kegging. 6 weeks is the minimum for serving with this strain.

(basedon personal experience)

 

[razz]

It's german and it can get a bit feral with warmth.

rack to 2ndry and give it @ least another 7 days to settle b4 cc'ing and botttling/kegging. 6 weeks is the minimum for serving with this strain.

(basedon personal experience)

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Am I fermenting to warm ? :blink:

 

[Gough]

It's german and it can get a bit feral with warmth.

rack to 2ndry and give it @ least another 7 days to settle b4 cc'ing and botttling/kegging. 6 weeks is the minimum for serving with this strain.

(basedon personal experience)

[post="124455"][/post]​

G'day BL,

I recently used this strain for the first time in an alt. Is the 6 weeks you are reccommending lagering time or including fermentation etc? Is this for flavour reasons or just to drop the (quite dusty) yeast.

I usually use 1007 - I've used it probably 6 or 7 times now in Alts, Kolsches and a couple of pale ales and been very happy. Had a starter blowout and tried this as a substitute and it fermented very nicely at 15-16 degrees, but I only lagered the brew for just on 5 weeks. In this beer, at bottling, I was a bit disappointed in the flavour compared to previous 1007 based brews. Maybe I should have lagered it longer...

Shawn.

 

[Mr Bond]

It's german and it can get a bit feral with warmth.

rack to 2ndry and give it @ least another 7 days to settle b4 cc'ing and botttling/kegging. 6 weeks is the minimum for serving with this strain.

(basedon personal experience)

[post="124455"][/post]​

G'day BL,

I recently used this strain for the first time in an alt. Is the 6 weeks you are reccommending lagering time or including fermentation etc? Is this for flavour reasons or just to drop the (quite dusty) yeast.



Shawn.

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I found 1 week @ primary temp(15/17c) and 1 week @ ambient 18/20 for 2ndry ,and then bottle and allow to condition( southern temperate winter for 6 weeks minimum) or until clear to view through bottle,was the minimum. 12 week tasting were best IMHO, as a pseudo lager style beer.still throws a hell of a sediment similar to 1007 though.

 

[Gough]

Thanks. Mine was quite clear at bottling - maybe I was just in a bad mood when I tasted it :lol:

Shawn.