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Date started:   19 April 2004
Volume:         26 litres

0.100 kg        Coopers extra light malt extract (starter)
4.005 kg        Coopers extra light malt extract (wort)
0.330 kg        Coopers extra light malt extract (priming)
37 g            Tettnang 5.5% AA, 60 min
20 g            Tettnang 5.5% AA, 5 min
                Wyeast 2565 Kölsch Yeast from Brew 26


Alcohol:        5.5% v/v (calculated)
IBU:            27

Malt extract and hops boiled for 60 minutes with about 12 litres water.  Cooled to 40°,
diluted in fermenter, resultant temperature 25°.  Aerated with aquarium pump for 10
minutes in two attempts; heavy foaming was a problem.  Pitched.

Initial density (bottom):  1048 @20°
Final density:             1012 (calculated)
Brix:                      12.3% (bottom)
                           12.3% (top)
                           11.98% (calculated)

                           --> Extract 79%

pH (bottom):               4.8
IBUs:                      27 (calculated)
Potential ethanol:         4.3551 w/w
                           5.4879 w/v

Date    time    freq      wort    surroundings
19.iv   pm      pitched   25.0°
20.iv   am      0.39      22.0     17.0°
        morning Thermostat seized, temperature dropped to 14°.
        pm      0.48 Hz   18.0     21° (heating)
21.iv   am      0.32 Hz   22.0     21° (heating)
        pm      0.089 Hz  20.5     19.0°
22.iv   am      0.067 Hz  20.0°    19.0°
        pm      0.064 Hz  20.5     19.0°
23.iv   am      0.052 Hz  20.0°    18.5°
        pm      0.052 Hz  20.0     18.5°
24.iv   am      0.045 Hz  19.0°    17.0° (cooler outside)
25.iv   am      0.029 Hz  19.5°    17.0°
    pm  racked
26.iv   am      0.044 Hz  20.0°    19.0° (heating)
27.iv   am      0.021 Hz  20.0°    19.0° (heating)
28.iv   am      0.022 Hz  20.0°    19.0° (heating)
29.iv   am      0.020 Hz  20.5°    19.0° (heating)  Kräusen subsiding
30.iv   am      0.018 Hz  21.0°    20.0° (heating, too warm)

1.V		Bottled
		FG = 1015 after priming = 1011 before priming
		7.5% Brix after priming = 6.6% before priming
		pH 4.0

Bottling statistics:
        Bottles         size      total
	16		0.75 l	   12.0 l
	24		0.5 l	   12.0 l
	 2		0.375 l	    0.75 l

	 Total			   24.75 l

Notes

• This brew is the same as Brew 26 except for:
  • Used only Tettnang hops.
  • Boiled extract full 60 minutes with hops.