How's This Look For Witbier Recipe.

[Fourstar]

Less flavoursome beer yes, dry beer no.

If you consider higher fermentability = lower FG then yes, a drier beer.

 

[hockadays]

recipe looks good, by far the hardest part was managing the yeast. highly advise with this yeast to make a big ass starter same as you would for a lager. Good luck and may the force be wit you...

 

[cubbie]

check out this thread for some comparisons of wheat variants.

http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum//ind...0&start=160

 

[rupal]

I made a 1L starter this morning & will probably do the brew tomorrow. I am hoping the starter is enough to get it going, my last brew i used "Wyeast Abby Ale" (1lL starter) & it took off literally 20min after i pitched,, i will post back how it go's. ps, any recommendations on fermentation temps ? Should i ferment at around 21c -22c, should i ramp up the temp a bit at the end (i am using Wyeast 3944) ???


cheers

 

[hockadays]

rupal,
I'd make your starter 2L and that temp looks ok.

 

[gjhansford]

This is what i have planned for my 2nd AG brew.

Pilsner Malt (Weyermann) 2700g
Torrified Wheat 2000g
Oat Malt 500g - 15 EBC
Vanguard (Pellets, 5% AAU) 20g - 60min
Saaz (Pellets, 3.6% AAU) 15g - 30min
Saaz (Pellets, 3.6% AAU) 8g - 0min
6g Coriander Seed: 5Min Boil
15g orange Zest: 5min Boil

Wyeast 3944 - Belgian Witbier


I'm not 100% sure about the hops, but too late now as i have already ordered it. Any suggestions on Mash temp's ?

Made a Hoegaarden clone 2 weeks ago with the following grain bill ... it's almost white ... just like the real thing!

2.5kg Pilsner Premium
1.0kg Wheat Raw
0.5kg Flaked Oats
0.5kg Flaked Wheat
0.5kg Wheat Malt - not the red one
0.2kg Acidulated Malt

 

[rupal]

rupal,
I'd make your starter 2L and that temp looks ok.

I took your advice & cranked up the 1L starter i made to 2L, so i might do the brew tomorrow or the day after.

 

[rupal]

I made the brew today, all went well until disaster happened ! While i was chilling the wort with my immersion chiller the hose somehow popped off & water started going everywhere. Luckily none of the cold water went into the wort so i fixed the chiller & let it continue cooling. But about an hour ago i checked out the fermenter (inside a temp controlled fridge) & noticed still no activity after 3 hours of pitching Yeast Starter, which is when i realised that my TempMate was malfunctioning & the fridge had been running the whole time (the inside of the fridge was at about 17c which is not too cold). Anyway, i restarted the temp mate & all is working now, i just hope that the yeast will start to take off.

 

[rupal]

UPDATE: Just checked it out now & there as a nice Krausen forming, so looks like it should be ok.

Rupa