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458 Wedding Whit

458 Wedding Whit

Witbier • Partial Mash • 5.5 gal

the458

A improvement on the 458 brewery's first Whit. Great balance between the corriander and orange flavors. The original gravity was lower than calculated by beer tools

June 4, 2007 pm 11:52pm

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Ingredients (Partial Mash5.5 gal)

  • 1.5 lbs White Wheat Malt

    White Wheat Malt

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

  • .5 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

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

  • 1.5 lbs American 2-row

    American 2-row

    Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt

  • 2 lbs Belgian Wheat Malt

    Belgian Wheat Malt

    Malted wheat for use in Wheat beers.

  • 3.3 lbs Premier Wheat Liquid

    Premier Wheat Liquid

    A true brewer's wheat offering a golden appearance with a mild clove aroma and creamy head.

  • 1 lbs Dry Extra Light; Muntons

    Dry Extra Light; Muntons

    Contains no colored malts or unmalted products; the light color of this product is achieved by using low processing temperatures and low-colored raw materials.

  • .75 lbs Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • .63 lbs Wheat Flaked

    Wheat Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • .5 lbs Honey

    Honey

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

  • 1 oz Tettnanger - 4.3 AA% pellets; boiled 50 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • .5 oz Czech Saaz - 3.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Czech Saaz

    Very mild. 'Noble'.

  • .5 oz Czech Saaz - 3.5 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min

    Czech Saaz

    Very mild. 'Noble'.

  • .666 oz Corriander - (omitted from calculations)

    Corriander

  • 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

Mash in at 132F and rest at 122 for 30 minutes. Rest for 30-40 minutes at 150F. Mash out and lauter. Additives: Corriander and irish moss added with 20 minutes left in the boil. DME, LME, and bitter orange peel added with 15 minutes left in the boil. Honey added with 1 minute left.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: A - Witbier

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.064 1.044 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.008 - 1.012
Color: 8.4 SRM 2 - 4
Alcohol: 6.7% ABV 4.5% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 17.2 IBU 10 - 20

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