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belgian whit

belgian whit

Witbier • All Grain • 10 gal

lodekai

classic white wit secret spices

April 16, 2007 pm 02:51pm

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain, 10 gal)

  • 11.00 lbs White Wheat Malt

    White Wheat Malt

    Weizens. Improves head retention in all beers. Contributes spicy flavor. Protein rest required.

  • 4.00 lbs English 2-row Pils

    English 2-row Pils

    Pilsner base malt.

  • 2.00 lbs Munich Malt

    Munich Malt

    Sweet, toasted flavor and aroma. For Oktoberfests and malty styles

  • 1.00 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

    Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.

  • 2.00 lbs Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • 0.50 oz Northern Brewer - 7.0 AA% whole; boiled 90 min

    Northern Brewer

    Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.

  • 1.0 oz Tettnanger - 7.0 AA% whole; boiled 30 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 1.5 oz Fuggle - 4.8 AA% whole; boiled 2 min

    Fuggle

    Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.

  • .5 oz chamomile - (omitted from calculations)

    chamomile

  • .1 oz paradise grain - (omitted from calculations)

    paradise grain

  • .1 oz cardaman - (omitted from calculations)

    cardaman

  • .25 oz bitter orange at 15 - (omitted from calculations)

    bitter orange at 15

  • .25 oz bitter orange at 2 - (omitted from calculations)

    bitter orange at 2

  • 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.

Notes

2.0 rice hulls 1.040 OG aroma hops where homegrown and aged 3 years

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: 6.1 SRM 2 - 4
Alcohol: 5.4% ABV 4.5% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 17.5 IBU 10 - 20

Discussion

lodekai

initial thoughts

2007-04-16 6:49pm

starting gravity pooped out at 1.040 for some reason. great chamomile scent!! 1.030 after 3 days at 60 ish to subdue the banana esters...none evident. lot's of spicy phenol character though

lodekai

mid span analyisis

2007-04-24 6:25pm

checked at 11 days tastes good and SG 1.010 still a huge head and working. start about 65 next time instead of 60 deg.

lodekai

all i have to say is WOW!!

2007-04-30 5:36pm

i think i have created a hoegarden clone by mistake although a tad darker. after a terribly slow fermentation, 2 weeks, this beer is absolutly wonderfull. great head, medium body, light thirst quencher. hazy and slightly phenolic. not to much orange character and i detect a bit of wierd bitterness i am attributing to the dried orange peel from the brew store. never noticed it b4 but have read about it. i think i only notice it now because it's such a pale simple beer. will use fresh gratings next time. the chamomile adds a wonderfull nose and spicy flavor. can't detect the paradise or cardomon in particular but i will leave the dosage the same next time. f.g 1.009 at serving temp. problly about 1.008 actual will be updating this batch soon!

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