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Witbier (Wit or Witout)

Specifics

Style:

Category:	Belgian and French Ale
Number:	16A

A refreshing, elegant, tasty, moderate-strength wheat-based ale.

Commercial Examples: Hoegaarden Wit, St. Bernardus Blanche, Celis White, Vuuve 5, Brugs Tarwebier (Blanche de Bruges), Wittekerke, Allagash White, Blanche de Bruxelles, Ommegang Witte, Avery White Rascal, Unibroue Blanche de Chambly, Sterkens White Ale, Bell’s Winter White Ale, Victory Whirlwind Witbier, Hitachino Nest White Ale.

OG Range

FG Range

ABV Range

Color Range

Brew Date:

February 15, 2014

Yield:

11 gallons

Color:

2 SRM

Conditioning:

Keg

Batch No:	67
OG:	1.055
Reading 1:	1.016 (7 days)

General Information

Method:	All Grain

Method:

All Grain

Did a cereal mash with the unmalted wheat:

- 5 lbs unmalted wheat (crushed as fine as possible)

- 1.5 lb 6-row

- Added 2.5 qts per lb of water

- 5 min rest @ 135, 15 min rest @ 155, boiled for about 30 minutes until the mixture thickened up. Added everything to the main mash

Main mash:

- Mashed in at 140 for 20 mins

- Added cereal mash portion

- Mashed at 153 for 60 mins

Recipe

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Grains

6.00 pounds

Belgian Plisen Malt

Color (L):	1.5 °L
Info/Use:	Light color, malty flavor. For pilsners, dubbels, tripels, whites and specialty ales.

26.1% of grist

5.00 pounds

American Pale Malt (6-Row)

Color (L):	1 °L
Info/Use:	Moderate malt flavor. Basic malt for all beer styles.

21.7% of grist

5.00 pounds

Unmalted Wheat

Color (L):	2 °L
Info/Use:	Unmalted (Raw) Wheat Berries. Needs a cereal mash to be fermentable.

21.7% of grist

6.00 pounds

American Wheat Malt

Color (L):	2 °L
Info/Use:	Light flavor and creamy head. For American weizenbier, weissbier and dunkelweiss.

26.1% of grist

1.00 pounds

Flaked Rice

Color (L):	1 °L
Info/Use:	Imparts a light, crisp finish.

4.3% of grist

23.00 pounds

Total Grain Weight

100% of grist

Hops

1.00 ounces

Belma

Region:	US
AAU Range:	9 - 9%
Notes:	A very clean hop, with a very orange, slight grapefruit, tropical pineapple, strawberry, and melon aroma.
Typical Use:	Bittering, Dry hops

9.8% Pellets @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

9.8 AAUs

2.00 ounces

Pacific Jade

Region:	New Zealand
AAU Range:	10 - 15%
Notes:	Aromas and bold flavors of fresh citrus and crushed black pepper. Soft bittering character allows this hop to be used well as a bittering and flavor/aroma hop.
Typical Use:	Bittering, Aroma
Substitution:	unknown
Example:	unknown

14.1% Pellets @ 1 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

28.2 AAUs

3.00 ounces

Total Hop Weight

38 AAUs

Yeast

White Labs Whitelabs WLP400 Belgian Witbier — Liquid — 3 L stirred starter for 8

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