Kitty Witty
Witbier • All Grain • 5.5 gal
Enjoy -- this beer is the best homebrew Wit I've tasted as of yet.
May 11, 2005 pm 02:33pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- 5.25 lbs
Belgian Pils
Belgian Pils
Pilsner style malted barley grain.
- 0.25 lbs
Oats Flaked
Oats Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- 4.5 lbs
Wheat Flaked
Wheat Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- 1 oz
Hallertau - 2.6 AA% pellets; boiled 60 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
Hallertau - 2.6 AA% pellets; boiled 27 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- 0.5 oz
Hallertau - 2.6 AA% pellets; boiled 9 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
Crushed coriander pods - (omitted from calculations)
Crushed coriander pods
- 1 oz
Bitter orange peel - (omitted from calculations)
Bitter orange peel
-
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
Hoegaarden is ca. 45% raw wheat,5% raw oats & 50% malted barley. This recipe comes VERY close.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale
Subcategory: A - Witbier
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.045 | 1.044 - 1.052 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.009 | 1.008 - 1.012 | |
| Color: | 3.5 SRM | 2 - 4 | |
| Alcohol: | 4.7% ABV | 4.5% - 5.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 19.2 IBU | 10 - 20 |
