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I Love Good Wit

I Love Good Wit

Witbier • All Grain • 5.5 gal

Al Boyce

by Al Boyce An attempt at a simple Witbier recipe.

June 27, 2003 am 10:19am

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Ingredients (All Grain5.5 gal)

  • 6 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • 4 lbs Belgian Wheat Malt

    Belgian Wheat Malt

    Malted wheat for use in Wheat beers.

  • .5 lbs Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • 2 lbs Wheat Flaked

    Wheat Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • 1 oz Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 1 oz Hallertau - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Hallertau

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

  • 1.25 oz Curacao Orange Peel - 20 min - (omitted from calculations)

    Curacao Orange Peel - 20 min

  • 2 tsp Crushed Coriander - mash-out - (omitted from calculations)

    Crushed Coriander - mash-out

  • White Labs WLP400 Belgian Wit Ale

    White Labs WLP400 Belgian Wit Ale

    Slightly phenolic and tart, this is the original yeast used to produce Wit in Belgium.

Notes

Mash in at 104 Raise temp to 122 for 20 min. Raise temp to 128 for 20 min. Raise temp to 148 for 30 min. Raise temp to 158 for 10 min. Mash out at 168 for 5 min. Boil 90 min at 150 F. Primary 1 week at 65 F. Secondary 3 wks at 65 F.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: A - Witbier

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.052 1.044 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.008 - 1.012
Color: 4.2 SRM 2 - 4
Alcohol: 5.5% ABV 4.5% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 21.2 IBU 10 - 20

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