Target pitch rate for a kolsch

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  1. DrewF

    DrewF Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2010 Pennsylvania

    I don't actually count cells, but I have never brewed a kolsch before and would like some feedback on starter size. Do you use a lager-sized starter, ale-sized or something else? TIA
     
    #1 DrewF, Mar 10, 2016
  2. dmtaylor

    dmtaylor Savant (1,149) Dec 30, 2003 Wisconsin

    I use halfway between a lager and an ale size starter. Works great.
     
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  3. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I use a target halfway in between the two.

    Edit: Actually, not quite halfway. I use 1,000,000 Cells/ml/Degree P, which is a little closer to my ale rate than it is to my lager rate.
     
    #3 VikeMan, Mar 10, 2016
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  4. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    I agree with what's above. I like to overpitch a little and I like to run the temp way down with the Wyeast 2565 strain. Do a D rest at the end of the fermentation. You'll probably be doing a step starter.

    http://www.yeastcalculator.com/
     
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