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Kitty Witty

Kitty Witty

Witbier • All Grain • 5.5 gal

erichonour

Enjoy -- this beer is the best homebrew Wit I've tasted as of yet.

May 11, 2005 pm 02:33pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5.5 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

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