RecipeDB - Belgian Wit

[j1gsaw]

Belgian Wit

Wheat - Belgian White (Wit)
All Grain

1 Votes

Brewer's Notes

Very easy drinking wit.
Fermented at 18deg.
Would add corriander and orange peel to personal taste.
Pretty close to the magic Hoegaarden IMO.
The 500g addition of pale wheat is actually Raw wheat.
40g Corriander seed and 30g orange peel.
OG 1052
FG 1011

Malt & Fermentables

%	KG	Fermentable
	2.5 kg	Weyermann Pale Wheat
	2 kg	Weyermann Pilsner
	0.5 kg	Weyermann Pale Wheat
	0.35 kg	Weyermann Munich I
	0.2 kg	TF Torrefied Wheat
	0.2 kg	Weyermann Carapils(Carafoam)

Hops

Time	Grams	Variety	Form	AA
	30 g	Hallertauer Mittelfrueh (Pellet, 4.0AA%, 60mins)
	15 g	Styrian Goldings (Pellet, 5.4AA%, 45mins)
	15 g	Hallertauer Mittelfrueh (Pellet, 4.0AA%, 15mins)

Yeast

1000 ml

Wyeast Labs 3944 - Belgian Witbier

Misc

	40 g	Corriander
	30 g	Orange Peel
	0.5 tsp	Yeast Nutrient

20L Batch Size

Brew Details

• Original Gravity 1.068 (calc)
• Final Gravity 1.018 (calc)
• Bitterness 25.3 IBU
• Efficiency 75%
• Alcohol 6.51%
• Colour 10 EBC
• Batch Size 20L

Fermentation

• Primary 10 days
• Conditioning 4 days

 

[Mickydp1979]

Has anyone else tried this recipe?

I'm going to give it a go this weekend and was wondering on what mash schedule would be best. Doing a BIAB.

Cheers

 

[j1gsaw]

FWIW, i did a 60min mash at 64degC. BIAB etc.
Havent had a single complaint about it. Good drop.

 

[Mickydp1979]

Thanks J1g.

64 degrees it is.

 

[a_quintal]

got one that's been fermenting now. got another week or so to go. did BIAB with 25min rest at 62c then hour at 70c then raised to 76c and pulled the bag.

wondering what results people have got from this recipe? e.g. alc % and colour

 

[Nick JD]

Also probably a place to ask, does anyone know the definitive answer to whether Hoegarden's bottle yeast is the fermentation strain?

 

[MHB]

Was once upon a time, not any more

MHB

 

[tazman1967]

Wyeast 3944 / WLP400 is Hoegaardens strain

 

[a_quintal]

OG 1060
FG 1014
Alc: After bottling will be about 6.666% ; )

Impressed with the colour and fragrance. Alcohol is a bit warm but it's only just been bottled so i'll have to see how it progresses. Used 2 oranges and one grapefruit zest for the bittering, and grilled and crushed the cardamom. Otherwise followed the rest of the recipe. Really looking forward to this

 

[Nick JD]

Was once upon a time, not any more

MHB

Thanks. :icon_cheers:

 

[mr_tyreman]

Can i please ask, when do i add the corriander and orange peel?

 

[sim]

Can i please ask, when do i add the corriander and orange peel?

Orange peel at 5 or 10 min, and as late as you can for the coriander. If your No-Chilling id make up a coriander "coffee-plunger infusion" and add it to the fermentor at the start.