Blue Moon Wit
Witbier • All Grain • 5 gal
Favorite Wit to make for the Summer
November 25, 2011 am 12:42am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 7 lbs
Pilsen Malt; Briess
Pilsen Malt; Briess
Subtly sweet maltiness. Characteristics & Applications: • Can be used as a base malt. • More pronounced malty flavor than 2-Row Brewers Malt. • Use with 2-Row Brewers Malt for rich malt flavor and additional color. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 7 lbs
Belgian Wheat Malt
Belgian Wheat Malt
Malted wheat for use in Wheat beers.
- 1 lbs
Oats Flaked
Oats Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- 1 lbs
Rice Hulls
Rice Hulls
Rice Hulls are used as a filter medium, mostly used in all grain wheat beers to help prevent a stuck mash.
- 1.5 oz
Saaz - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 1 oz
Hallertau - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- 1 oz
Corriander crushed - (omitted from calculations)
Corriander crushed
Coriander is the seed of Coriandrum sativum, a plant in the parsley family. The seed is ground or crushed. Coriander has a mild, distinctive taste similar to a blend of lemon and sage.
- 2 oz
Orange Peel - 1oz bitter orange peel 1oz sweet orange peel (omitted from calculations)
Orange Peel
Has a fragrantt sweet odor and a subtle mild sweetness. One medium orange has about 3 tablespoons of grated peel.
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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
Mash: 98F 30 Min, 122F 30 min, 133F 30min, 144F 30min, 152F 90min, 168F 10min. Boil: Saaz 90 min 1/2 oz hops, 1/2 oz 60 min, 1/2 oz 30 min, Spices add last 15 minutes
Style (BJCP)
Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale
Subcategory: A - Witbier
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.075 | 1.044 - 1.052 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.015 | 1.008 - 1.012 | |
| Color: | 4.4 SRM | 2 - 4 | |
| Alcohol: | 8.0% ABV | 4.5% - 5.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 40.7 IBU | 10 - 20 |
