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Belgian Bane

Belgian Bane

Witbier • Partial Mash • 5.75 gal

Steve Cook / Maltose Falcons

My first wit beer.

June 28, 2002 pm 01:27pm

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Ingredients (Partial Mash5.75 gal)

  • 1 lbs Belgian Pale

    Belgian Pale

    Fully modified and is easily converted.

  • .5 lbs Belgian Wheat Malt

    Belgian Wheat Malt

    Malted wheat for use in Wheat beers.

  • 5.5 lbs Dry Light Extract

    Dry Light Extract

    White color, mild flavor. Will produce lagers and Pilseners and can also be used to produce darker beers when used in conjunction with colored malts. Made of pale malt.

  • 1 oz Saaz - 3.9 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Saaz

    Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.

  • .5 oz Fuggle - 4.3 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min

    Fuggle

    Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.

  • 0.33 oz Hallertau - 4.4 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • 1 tsp irish moss - (omitted from calculations)

    irish moss

  • 5 oz fresh orange peel - (omitted from calculations)

    fresh orange peel

  • 1 oz crushed corriander - (omitted from calculations)

    crushed corriander

  • Wyeast 1024 Belgian Ale

    Wyeast 1024 Belgian Ale

    Banana-estery. Clove-like phenolics. Intended for abbey beers.

Notes

Add Irish Moss at 15 mins Add crushed Corriander at 10 mins Add Fresh Orange Peel (zest chopped) at 175f Let stand for 5 mins

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: A - Witbier

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.049 1.044 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.009 1.008 - 1.012
Color: 4.1 SRM 2 - 4
Alcohol: 5.1% ABV 4.5% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 21.9 IBU 10 - 20

Discussion

Steve Cook

Caution!!

2003-01-05 9:03pm

DON'T crush the corriander, it dominated the beer to such an extent that it is almost undrinkable. (I'm letting it age to see if it mellows out but it doesn't look good) I'd half the amount to 1/2 oz and I'd use it whole or just crack it slightly. Good Luck

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