Averagely Perfect Kölsch - Poll #1 - ABV

So is this going to be an average of the votes @VikeMan or si.y whichever abv wins?

 

So theres gonna be a hat involved? If so my vote is bowler hat.



I digress. I went back and re read and felt dumb for asking.

 

See Vikeman’s fourth paragraph above.

 

Go big or go home! 5.2%

 

My Kölsch is fermenting now @63*. Going to come in around 5.8%. Go big bro.

 

Is that a 'write in' vote?

Cheers!

 

Nope, was just sayin....

 

Looks like my vote came in with most everyone else’s. I just voted based on the ingredients I already purchased so fingers crossed that’s the way we go.

 

Any way we can actually make less options? Having a 1% difference in ABV is kinda pointless don’t you think. Considering everyone’s different (or lack of) gear and everything else shouldn’t there maybe be three options as the likelihood of someone actually achieving the exact ABV is somewhat unlikely.? 4%, 4.5%, 5% or something like that? Options that would clearly produce rather different beers.

edit: Actually looked at the top German references and they’re literally all 4.8. Chuckanut (maybe reference in US) is 5. Exhibit A Is 4.5. Fine Line from Suarez is 4.5 (best I’ve had probably). So 4.5, 4.8, 5.0.

 

4.8 makes sense to me given that a) all the classic examples sit about there and b) it's meant to be a hot weather crushing beer so keeping it fairly light makes a lot of sense.