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Friday, October 26, 2012

Day 105, October 26

The Offering: Gaffel, kolsch

ABV: 4.8%

This brew is created using an ale yeast which is "lagered". Ale yeast and lager yeast are very different and ales are fermented hot while lagers are fermented cold. This one ferments cold using ale yeast. The process is quite a bit slower and in this case I'm not sure it was worth it. The brew is balanced but boring. It's bitter and a little astringent but has some malt sweetness to balance. This Kolsch seems standard but on the low side.

As I complete this I noticed that this is actually a repeat of Day 63. I will keep it on the blog because the Day 63 Gaffel was from the tap and I had a different experience (more positive) with it. It's interesting to compare the notes and scores.

Points: 75

Thanks to Katie

Prost!

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