My Diploma for tapping beer - my #BeerSaturday week 173

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Zappes Diploma

Some days ago, I did a trip to cologne to get my diploma on tapping Koelsch beer. Sounds easy, but the story behind all this was worth to spend this 3 hours - AND - somebody has to finish all the well tapped beers ;-)

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The brewery Gaffel

Close to the Cathedral in Cologne and the main station there is the Gaffel - A nice place to get a cold refreshment while changing the train, as there is a nice place to sit in front of their place.

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The cathedral

A place you should visit once in your lifetime
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The entrance

Folles me into the Gaffel am Dom

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The Bar

We only passed this place as our training room is located at the basement.

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Surprise surprise, a fresh beer was the welcome drink

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Lessons about the Tap

First we learned what is a good tap

Wood

Cheap, not easy to clean and not easy to handle as you have to water it for at least 2 hours before use. Don't least long.
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Plastic

Cheap, but juck.
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Brass

This is a material a good tap is made from. It least long, is easy to clean and don't has any taste.
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What is a Koelsch

This one is called "Helles Vollbier"

First brewed in Köln, Germany, this formerly obscure style is now found at many US brewpubs and a number of breweries have released their own creative takes using American hops and other nontraditional ingredients. Light to medium in body with a soft mouthfeel and a straw yellow or pale gold color, Kölsch has a spicy, herbal Noble hop bitterness that is medium to slightly assertive—less than a Pilsner, but not by much. A somewhat fruity or vinous (grape-y from malts) quality and a crisp, dryish finish make up the rest of the flavor profile.

ABV: 4.0–6.0% | IBU: 18–25 | Glassware: Stange (Slender Cylinder)
From beeradvocate.com


Gaffel Koelsch

So, now we start to work on this two kegs. Both have 10l nice cold Koelsch beer inside.

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Picture from @detlev

Detlev working on a Koelsch

So, after a lot listening, we started to tap our own beer and here you see. @detlev in action. First thing, put the glass in ice cold water.

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Tap it in two takes

See my two Koelsch after the first take

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The result

After another take and the Koelsch beer is ready. See my result after a minute or two at my place at the bar.
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Sadly, we had to retry the tapping a few more time to be able to master it.
And as you know, somebody has to drink the freshly tapped cold Koelsch beer.

My Diploma

After tapping a few more beer - and finishing them - I finally got my official Koelsch tapping diploma

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Geprüfter Zappes - Certified tap waiter

Here you see my branded glass for the new Zappes master. A Zappes is the guy in a beer bar in cologne who is taping the beer while a Koebes is the waiter who carry the beer to the guest.
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Now I'm happy to have a new diploma and I was even more happy that we took the train back home.


Find the Gaffel

Here a link to the place where I did my Zappes Diploma. In the heart of cologne.

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Some beer after all that work

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Have a great day everybody

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enjoy #BeerSaturday
and stay with positive vibes






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It's always important to go back to school to learn new useful skills.

Yes, and than you need to train, train and even more training....

Congrats to your diploma and the new skill! 🍻😎

Going to cologne for a birthday party next week, which will probably include one or two Gaffel beers, too. Luckily I can also bring real beer.😅

Yeah, Koelsch is more a "refreshing" but a nice one

This looks delicious! I can't wait to visit my first authentic German beer hall. My wife and I hope to make it there as soon as international travel opens back up.

Lemmi know when you are there. We will have a few cold ones and even more stories to tell

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yum...I do love a good fresh koelsch beer - it's not a common style unfortunately in this area

yeah, but this small glasses are coming always with some more friends.

In cologne the rule is simple. You get from the Koebes a new beer, whenever you glass is empty until you put the beermat on top of your glass. You don't need to order only to say STOP.

I've always to visit Cologne...someday I'll finally be able to get over there

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So cool man!

You brew it, I get it from the tap ...

We drink it

Looks like fun. I hope to get back to Cologne again soon for a beer. It's been a while since I was there.

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Hey @steevc, whenever you can travel again to Germany, I will grab you on your way to Cologne and start a little practice session on tapping with you....

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I am happy to learn from a master! Cheers!

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