Wit You Talkin Bout?
Witbier • Partial Mash • 5 gal
High alchohol wit type beer.
May 19, 2008 pm 01:34pm
Ingredients (Partial Mash, 5 gal)
- 4 lbs
Belgian Pils
Belgian Pils
Pilsner style malted barley grain.
- 4 lbs
German Wheat Malt Light
German Wheat Malt Light
Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.
- 3 lbs
Liquid Wheat Extract
Liquid Wheat Extract
Made with a preponderance of wheat malt (55%) for the production of wheat or Weiss beers. Contains no colored malts or hops.
- .25 lbs
Wheat Flaked
Wheat Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- .5 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.
- .5 oz
Saaz - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 25 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- .5 oz
Centennial - 10.0 AA% whole; boiled 5 min
Centennial
Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.
- 0.25 lb
Honey - (omitted from calculations)
Honey
- 0.5 oz
Corriander (15 minutes) - (omitted from calculations)
Corriander (15 minutes)
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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: 16 - Belgian and French Ale
Subcategory: A - Witbier
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.065 | 1.044 - 1.052 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.008 - 1.012 | |
| Color: | 7.8 SRM | 2 - 4 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.8% ABV | 4.5% - 5.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 17.2 IBU | 10 - 20 |
