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On Today's Show:
How to Brew an Award Winning Kolsch: An Interview with the 2025 Kolsch Cup Grand Champion, Robert Abbott
Links for this episode:
Kolsch Cup 2025 Video: https://youtu.be/gcnM1zvxjm8?si=h1-dowLkzn2hPk_g
Rob's award winning kolsch recipe: https://web.brewfather.app/share/WWYLrq4imHlHYN4WhKEdVmJosXktav
2025 GRAND CHAMPION RECIPE BELOW
Brewtools B40pro
70.6% efficiency
Batch Volume: 16 L
Boil Time: 60 min
Mash Water: 25.67 L
Total Water: 25.67 L
Boil Volume: 23.81 L
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.041
Vitals
Original Gravity: 1.048
Final Gravity: 1.011
IBU (Tinseth): 18
BU/GU: 0.38
Color: 3.2 SRM
Mash
Strike Temp — 156.6 °F
Temperature — 152 °F — 60 min
Malts (7 lb 11.9 oz)
7 lb 2 oz (92%) — Stone Path SPM Pilsner — Grain — 2 °L
5 oz (4%) — Blue Ox Vyenna — Grain — 2.9 °L
5 oz (4%) — Blue Ox Wheat Malt — Grain — 2.3 °L
Hops (72 g)
48 g (17 IBU) — Hallertauer Mittelfrueh 2.5% — Boil — 60 min
24 g (1 IBU) — Tettnang 2.1% — Boil — 5 min