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A whiter shade of Rye

A whiter shade of Rye

Witbier • All Grain • 22 L

Raydownunder

The Rye malt will throw the colour out a little. Saaz hops are FWH. Add some wholemeal wheat and rice hulls to mash. My Final gravity was 1.055. My first beer with Rye malt as I have a 25kg bag I think you will see some more recipes along the way. Brewes 4th August 2004

September 5, 2004 pm 06:10pm

4.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain22 L)

  • 1.85 kg Australian Traditional Ale

    Australian Traditional Ale

    Well modified, full flavour.

  • 2 kg German Wheat Malt Light

    German Wheat Malt Light

    Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.

  • 1 kg Rye Malt

    Rye Malt

    Often used in German Ales and specialty beers

  • .5 kg Wheat Flaked

    Wheat Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • 20 g East Kent Goldings - 6.1 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    East Kent Goldings

    Mild, slightly flowery.

  • 18 g Czech Saaz - 4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 40 min

    Czech Saaz

    Very mild. 'Noble'.

  • 20 g 6 tea bags Chamomile Tea 15 min boil - (omitted from calculations)

    6 tea bags Chamomile Tea 15 min boil

  • 15 g Coriander seeds 5 min boil - (omitted from calculations)

    Coriander seeds 5 min boil

  • 25 g Bitter Orange Peel 15 min boil - (omitted from calculations)

    Bitter Orange Peel 15 min boil

  • White Labs WLP410 Belgian Wit II Ale

    White Labs WLP410 Belgian Wit II Ale

    Less phenolic than WLP400, and more spicy. Will leave a bit more sweetness, and flocculation is higher than WLP400. Use to produce Belgian Wit, Spiced Ales, Wheat Ales, and Specialty Beers.

Notes

Single infusion mash at 67C Saaz hops are FW Hopping, Add 300 grams of Stone Ground Wholemeal Wheat with Mash and 200 grams of Rice Huls

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: A - Witbier

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.046 1.044 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.009 1.008 - 1.012
Color: 5.1 SRM 2 - 4
Alcohol: 4.8% ABV 4.5% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 21.9 IBU 10 - 20

Discussion

Raydownunder

A beer of complex flavours

2004-12-28 6:13pm

This beer was a real different beer, with the Rye malt and spices it was full of very nice complex flavours. For a different beer give this one a go. Next time I will bottle instead of kegging to see how it matures over a 3 month period. Ray

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