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Nit Wit Bier

Nit Wit Bier

Witbier • All Grain • 5 gal

brewerbach

This is what I have come up with after reading a couple Witbier articles and examining several recipes. I would not recommend lactic acid if you are trying to get close to Hoegaarden

April 28, 2006 am 08:18am

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 4.0 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • 3.0 lbs English Wheat Malt

    English Wheat Malt

    Light flavor, creamy head. For wheat beers, stouts, doppelbocks and alt beers.

  • 1.0 lbs Rice Raw

    Rice Raw

    Lightens flavor without taste. Use in American and Asian lagers.

  • 1.0 lbs Wheat Flaked

    Wheat Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • 1.0 lbs Oats Raw

    Oats Raw

    Adds body, mouth feel and head retention to the beer Creates chill haze in lighter beers, so is primarily used in dark ones.

  • .8 oz Saaz - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Saaz

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

  • .25 oz Saaz - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 5 min

    Saaz

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

  • .5 oz Coriander - (omitted from calculations)

    Coriander

  • .5 oz bitter orange peel - (omitted from calculations)

    bitter orange peel

  • Wyeast 3944 Belgian Witbier™

    Wyeast 3944 Belgian Witbier™

    A tart, slightly phenolic character capable of producing distinctive witbiers and grand cru-style ales alike. Alcohol tolerant.

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: 18.2 IBU 10 - 20

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