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Galt's Wit

Galt's Wit

Witbier • All Grain • 5 gal

john_galt

Just trying to make something special.

February 25, 2005 pm 05:50pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 4 1/2 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • 1/2 lbs Acidulated Malt

    Acidulated Malt

    High lactic acid. For lambics, sour mash beers, Irish stout, pilsners and wheats.

  • 4 lbs Wheat Flaked

    Wheat Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • 1/2 lbs Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • 1/2 lbs Honey

    Honey

    Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.

  • 3/4 oz Saaz - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 50 min

    Saaz

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

  • 1/8 oz Saaz - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 15 min

    Saaz

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

  • 1/8 oz Saaz - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 2 min

    Saaz

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

  • 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

-Step infusion mash. -Boil 90 min. -Using orange blossum honey. -1/2 oz Bitter Orange in boil 15 min. -3/4 oz Crushed Coriander Seed in boil 10 min. -1/2 oz Sweet Orange in boil 5 min. -(??) Kaffir Lime leaves in steep 5 min. -add 3/4 lb rice hulls to aid runoff.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: A - Witbier

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.051 1.044 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.008 - 1.012
Color: 3.7 SRM 2 - 4
Alcohol: 5.3% ABV 4.5% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 15.7 IBU 10 - 20

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