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Zesty Witbier

Wheat - Belgian White (Wit)
Partial
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Brewer's Notes

Mash 4L water with torrified wheat and pils malt in muslin bag:
protein rest 4L 45deg 15mins
starch conversion 65deg 60mins
mashout 77deg
drain bag, sparge in separate pot 74deg for 30mins, then drain bag again

Full boil 28L for 90mins. No chill. Have yet to pitch yeast but will make starter this weekend. Will let you know how it goes!

Malt & Fermentables

% KG Fermentable
1 kg TF Torrefied Wheat
0.3 kg Hoepfner Pilsner malt
2 kg Briess DME- Weizen

Hops

Time Grams Variety Form AA
7 g Pearle (Pellet, 8.0AA%, 60mins)
7 g Hallertauer (Pellet, 4.8AA%, 60mins)
7 g Hallertauer (Pellet, 4.8AA%, 10mins)
5 g Pearle (Pellet, 8.0AA%, 20mins)

Yeast

125 ml Wyeast Labs 3944 - Belgian Witbier
125 ml Wyeast Labs 3944 - Belgian Witbier

Misc

40 g Corriander
40 g Orange Peel
0.3 g Irish Moss
0.3 tsp Yeast Nutrient
19L Batch Size

Brew Details

  • Original Gravity 1.056 (calc)
  • Final Gravity 1.014 (calc)
  • Bitterness 16.3 IBU
  • Efficiency 75%
  • Alcohol 5.46%
  • Colour 12 EBC

Fermentation

  • Primary 14 days
  • Conditioning 4 days
 
Ok this was my first crack at a partial as well as at a Witbier. Still in No Chill but will make starter and pitch yeast this weekend. Keen for feedback. If you get a chance let me know what you think.

Cheers!
 
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