Hops For A Belgianz Wit

[jonw]

Hello Folks,

I'm going to brew a wit this weekend. I'll be using pilsner and torrefied wheat, with a little curacao and sweet orange peel added at about 30min (added at 15 and 1 last time, and couldn't taste it - but that's a different topic) and coriander at 5min. I'd like to use hop flowers instead of pellets for a change, and am thinking of NZ Goldings to bitter and a little B Saaz to flavour. Has anyone tried NZ hops in a wit? I'd appreciate your opinions.

Cheers,

Jon

 

[hughman666]

20g nz hallertau @ 60 mins
20g coriander seeds (crushed) @ 8mins
15g orange zest @ 8 mins

this works for me regularly

 

[kevnlis]

I have used both D Saaz and Nelson Sauvin in wit beers and both were great! I am not sure you can go wrong with the hopping for this style...

 

[jonw]

Thanks guys,

NZ hops it is. I'm still thinking Goldings to bitter and B Saaz for flavour. I've never used B Saaz or D saaz - I gather the latter is even more citrusy.

Jon

 

[beers]

Thanks guys,

NZ hops it is. I'm still thinking Goldings to bitter and B Saaz for flavour. I've never used B Saaz or D saaz - I gather the latter is even more citrusy.

Jon

Citrusy. But different to Cascade citrus.

If you can recall the bottled Pilsner you tried at my place, later in the day - that was 100% Saaz D.

 

[Quintrex]

Hello Folks,

I'm going to brew a wit this weekend. I'll be using pilsner and torrefied wheat, with a little curacao and sweet orange peel added at about 30min (added at 15 and 1 last time, and couldn't taste it - but that's a different topic) and coriander at 5min. I'd like to use hop flowers instead of pellets for a change, and am thinking of NZ Goldings to bitter and a little B Saaz to flavour. Has anyone tried NZ hops in a wit? I'd appreciate your opinions.

Cheers,

Jon

Styrian goldings or the NZ version of and B Saaz sounds the goods, would be ideal IMO!!
:icon_chickcheers:

 

[Jazman]

im with the nz styrians and saaz b but keep saaz b levels low or it be citruisy like i use nz styrians in my belgian ales