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Hoegaarden Grand Cru

Hoegaarden Grand Cru

Witbier • Extract • 5 gal

brewchef

Slightly Darker and Higher Grav than the regular Hoegaarden The honey will aid in a slightly drier less sweet bier.

December 5, 2006 pm 04:48pm

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • 3.3 lbs Wheat Liquid; Alexanders

    Wheat Liquid; Alexanders

    American-made malt extract which is famous for its very light color. The light color of this malt extract makes it ideal for brewing many American and German style beers. 60% wheat & 40% 2 row barley, great base for wheat beers.

  • 1.5 lbs Dry Extra Light Extract

    Dry Extra Light Extract

    For making very pale ales and lagers.

  • 1.5 lbs Honey

    Honey

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

  • 0.5 lbs Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • .5 lbs Candi Sugar Clear

    Candi Sugar Clear

    Smooth taste, good head retention, sweet aroma and high gravity without being apparent. Use in Belgian and holiday ales. Use clear for tripels, amber for dubbels, and dark is used in brown beer and strong golden ales.

  • 0.75 oz Mt. Hood - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Mt. Hood

    Used mainly for aroma and flavor in American and German style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant, light, and clean.

  • 0.50 oz Mt. Hood - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 2 min

    Mt. Hood

    Used mainly for aroma and flavor in American and German style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant, light, and clean.

  • 1.5 oz Crushed Corriander - (omitted from calculations)

    Crushed Corriander

  • 1 oz Dried Ground Orange Peel - (omitted from calculations)

    Dried Ground 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

60 Min. boil. Add .75 oz Corriander w/ flavor hops. Add .75 oz Corriander and Orange Peel at 5 min. left.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: A - Witbier

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.052 1.044 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.008 - 1.012
Color: 3.9 SRM 2 - 4
Alcohol: 5.4% ABV 4.5% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 14.8 IBU 10 - 20

Discussion

brewchef

Good Beer..too dark

2010-12-09 4:47pm

This was a really great brew.... I was disappointed by its darkness. Not that you should expect anything less with an extract brew. This was my final extract beer. I now only do AG!!!

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