Crescent Moon
Brown Porter • All Grain • 5 gal
A stab at what a witbier would taste like, if it was dark?
May 3, 2008 pm 07:34pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 4 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
White Wheat Malt
White Wheat Malt
Weizens. Improves head retention in all beers. Contributes spicy flavor. Protein rest required.
- 1 lbs
Oats Flaked
Oats Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- 1 lbs
Wheat Flaked
Wheat Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- 1 lbs
Candi Sugar Dark
Candi Sugar Dark
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.
- .7 oz
Cascade - 7.4 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- .7 oz
Cascade - 7.4 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 1 oz
bitter orange peel - (omitted from calculations)
bitter orange peel
- .5 oz
Corriander - (omitted from calculations)
Corriander
-
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.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 12 - Porter
Subcategory: A - Brown Porter
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.049 | 1.040 - 1.052 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.008 - 1.014 | |
| Color: | 22.1 SRM | 20 - 30 | |
| Alcohol: | 4.9% ABV | 4% - 5.4% | |
| Bitterness: | 29.3 IBU | 18 - 35 |
