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Pitless Wit

Pitless Wit

Witbier • All Grain • 5 gal

toppoppa

Haven't made this yet- I'd love suggestions from anyone that has used peaches in a wheat or any other ale for that matter.

February 26, 2011 am 07:47am

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 3 lbs White Wheat Malt

    White Wheat Malt

    Weizens. Improves head retention in all beers. Contributes spicy flavor. Protein rest required.

  • 3 lbs Pilsner Malt; Weyermann®

    Pilsner Malt; Weyermann®

    German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics:Perfect foundation grist for all lagers. Excellent modification and favorable protein and glucan levels. Excellent lautering properties. Provides finished beer with substantial body and mouthfeel, as well as good foam development and head retention. Very flexible grain with high extract efficiency for reliable lager-making in any brew house, including pub ale systems. Yields optimum results for any process⎯from single-step to multi-step infusion, to decoction. Recommended Quantities: Up to 100% of total grain bill. Suitability (beer styles): All lagers, especially Pils/Pilsner/Pilsener, low-alcohol beer, “light“ beer, Belgian beers

  • 1.5 lbs Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • 1.5 lbs Wheat Flaked

    Wheat Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • .75 oz Spalt Spalter - 3.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Spalt Spalter

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • .25 oz Tettnanger - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • Wyeast 3944 Belgian Witbier™

    Wyeast 3944 Belgian Witbier™

    A tart, slightly phenolic character capable of producing distinctive witbiers and grand cru-style ales alike. Alcohol tolerant.

Notes

add 2 lb frozen organic peaches to secondary 1 oz peach extract to keg

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: A - Witbier

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.045 1.044 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.009 1.008 - 1.012
Color: 3.7 SRM 2 - 4
Alcohol: 4.7% ABV 4.5% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 15.2 IBU 10 - 20

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