Belgium Wit
Well let me try this again. I f'd up the first version of this.
A Belgium Wit is characterized by the addition of a few ingredients. Namely, coriander, orange peel, and cardamom.
It wouldn't be a typical brew session if I didn't forget something. This week it was irish moss (clarity). Oh well, this is one of those cloudy wheat beers, right?
I also forgot to take a SG, but 11 pounds of grain should be 1.055. We'll just say it was that.
Belgium Wit
6 lbs Lager Malt (2-row)
5 lbs German Wheat (should have been crushed Bulgar wheat, but it wasn't available)
1/2 lb rolled oats
1 oz Tetnang (60)
1 oz Tetnang (30)
3 tsp crushed coriander
1/3 tsp ground cardamom
1/3 of an peeled orange. Could find the f'n grater
1 tsp Irish Moss (oops)
WL Begium Wit yeast
10 ml Lactic Acid for later (I actually borrowed Kens)
I added 1.2 qts per pound of water at 165 to mash at 152 for 90 minutes. I sparged 8 gallons at 170 degrees for 60 minutes. As soon as the hot break broke, I started the boil for 1 hour.
Obviously this wasn't quite the way the recipe called it, but then I wouldn't be adding my signature.
Here it is 53 hours in.
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