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Indigo Moon
Belgian Specialty Ale • All Grain • 5.5 gal
For those of you looking for a Blue Moon clone, this is a good place to start. This is a summary recipe of others out there and the finished beer was fantastic. Experiment with the adjuncts to suit your style if you like. DWHAHB ;)
September 11, 2008 pm 12:53pm
4.8/5.0 4 ratings
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- 5 lbs
Belgian Pils
Belgian Pils
Pilsner style malted barley grain.
- 5 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
Corn Sugar
Corn Sugar
Use in priming beer or in extract recipes where flaked maize would be used in a mash.
- 2 oz
Hallertau - 1.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- .5 oz
Sterling - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
Sterling
Perceived to be similar to a Saaz and Mt. Hood combination. Finding favor as a Saaz replacement.
- .5 oz
Sterling - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
Sterling
Perceived to be similar to a Saaz and Mt. Hood combination. Finding favor as a Saaz replacement.
- 1 oz
Corriander seeds - corriander seed (omitted from calculations)
Corriander seeds
Coriander is the seed of Coriandrum sativum, a plant in the parsley family. The seed is globular and almost round, brown to yellow red, and 1/5 inch in diameter with alternating straight and wavy ridges. Coriander has a mild, distinctive taste similar to a blend of lemon and sage.
- 1 oz
Orange Peel (dried) - bitter orange peel (omitted from calculations)
Orange Peel (dried)
Has a fragrantt sweet odor and a subtle mild sweetness. One medium orange has about 3 tablespoons of grated peel.
- .5 oz
Orange Peel - fresh orange peel (omitted from calculations)
Orange Peel
Has a fragrantt sweet odor and a subtle mild sweetness. One medium orange has about 3 tablespoons of grated peel.
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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.
Notes
Sterling hops are substitued for Saaz hops due to the hop shortage.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale
Subcategory: E - Belgian Specialty Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.058 | 1.026 - 1.120 |  |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 0.995 - 1.035 | |
| Color: | 3.9 SRM | 1 - 50 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.1% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 22.8 IBU | 0 - 100 | |
Discussion
Batch, mmm, verry goood !
2008-11-30 1:11am
This is almost gone now. It is the favorite brew of the holiday season. Some said bitter and some said sweet, but I think just right. It has matured well in the cool fall weather. It will be definitely brewed again with no modifications. Hope you enjoy it as much as we have. Cheers,
Question
2008-12-14 2:57pm
Frankenbrew: Is the corriander and orange added during the boil or the fermentation? Thanks, Jamie
Adjunct additions.
2008-12-15 7:24pm
The orange peel and corriander (gently cracked but not pounded into dust) are added during the last 5 minutes of the boil. The boil time is a matter of preference. I continued to let these steep freely as used the wort chiller (about 10-20 min.) and strained them out when I transfered to the primary carboy. The IBU profile came in at about 19 on the profile scale. Hope this helps.
great beir
2010-01-09 1:02pm
i live in a studio aprt. so i use this for all grain beer i can scale down to a 1 gal brew and this by far will be one of my always brew list great beer try it if you you will be missing out on so much
This was really great.
2010-10-28 1:08pm
Put an orange slice in it and it is really tastey. I will make this again for sure.
Top Marks
2011-01-03 2:51pm
Brewed this and served it up at a charity night - it was magic !
Refreshing & Satisfying
2011-03-15 3:14pm
Mmmm really good. I scaled down the coriander. I did not want it to taste like tea.
question
2011-03-17 10:54am
almost identical to the wit i brew on a regular basis, i use just a tad less pils, and more orange peel and corriander. anyways whats up with the 1# of sugar? add it during boil, or flame out? im going to try yours cause im curios about the sugar. Thank you
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