Fresh Or Dried Camomile In Wit

[styletheboss]

I am about to compile a recipe for a Wit and intend to use Chamomile flowers. Has any one used them, and if so what type (fresh or dried) and what amount. Thanks

 

[mika]

The only time I've had chamomile is in tea and given that I have not idea why you'd want to put it into perfectly good beer.

 

[sinkas]

dreid, 30+ grams at 5 mins

 

[ausdb]

The only time I've had chamomile is in tea and given that I have not idea why you'd want to put it into perfectly good beer.

Have a read of "Radical Brewing" by Mosher it imparts a "juicyfruit" quality and is a valid ingredient.

 

[styletheboss]

Thanks for the succinct and prompt replies lads. This helps me Sinkas.

 

[mika]

Juicyfruit in beer ? :huh:. My earlier statement stands

 

[sah]

I've used 50g of teabags at 1 min to go in a 46L batch, no chill. Nice beer but the chamomile was way too overpowering.


Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 46.00 L
Boil Size: 40.34 L
Estimated OG: 1.049 SG
Estimated Color: 3.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 28.1 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.00 kg Pilsner, Malt Craft Export (Joe White) (1.Grain 38.68 %
4.00 kg Wheat Malt, Malt Craft (Joe White) (1.8 SRGrain 38.68 %
2.00 kg Wheat, Torrified (Thomas Fawcett) (2.0 SRMGrain 19.34 %
0.34 kg Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 3.29 %
55.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [6.50 %] (60 min) Hops 22.1 IBU
15.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [6.50 %] (30 min) Hops 3.1 IBU
15.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [6.50 %] (15 min) Hops 1.6 IBU
20.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [6.50 %] (1 min) Hops 1.3 IBU
2.09 tbsp Wheat Flour (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
50.00 gm Camomile Tea Bags (Boil 1.0 min) Misc
50.00 gm Coriander Seed (Boil 1.0 min) Misc
70.00 gm Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 1.0 min) Misc
200.00 gm Rice Hulls (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
2 Pkgs Belgian Wit Ale (White Labs #WLP400) [StarYeast-Wheat

 

[tangent]

none

 

[tyoung]

There is a recipe in 'Extreme Brewing' by Calaglione for a 'Wildflower Wheat' as I think he calls it. It's basically 3kg 50/50 wheat/barley extract, 500g honey and chamomile flowers (dried) in the boil. Apparently it's a big hit in his brewery for its relaxing qualities. I think he uses 50g of flowers in the boil but can confirm if you want.

I've got a tin of out-of-date wheat beer kit (Beermasters Bavarian from memory) and was thinking of using this + honey + Saaz + chamomile flowers to use in a bastardised wit (using Wyeast 3944).

Cheers,

Tim