Wits, Waddaya Do With Em

[browndog]

Hi Folks,
I have my first attempt at a belgian wit in the fermenter, it is a Blanche Oreiller clone from BYO. I have not got a clue how to deal with this beer as all my ales I usually drop to 1C for 5 days after primary then filter. I get the impression that I should be kegging without filtering as soon as primary fermentation is complete for maximun cloudiness, what do you guys do with your wits?

cheers

Browndog

 

[Ross]

Hi Folks,
I have my first attempt at a belgian wit in the fermenter, it is a Blanche Oreiller clone from BYO. I have not got a clue how to deal with this beer as all my ales I usually drop to 1C for 5 days after primary then filter. I get the impression that I should be kegging without filtering as soon as primary fermentation is complete for maximun cloudiness, what do you guys do with your wits?

cheers

Browndog

Tony - i chill for a couple of days to drop the excess yeast & then into the keg...

Cheers Ross

 

[Jim_Levet]

Hi Folks,
I have my first attempt at a belgian wit in the fermenter, it is a Blanche Oreiller clone from BYO. I have not got a clue how to deal with this beer as all my ales I usually drop to 1C for 5 days after primary then filter. I get the impression that I should be kegging without filtering as soon as primary fermentation is complete for maximun cloudiness, what do you guys do with your wits?

cheers

Browndog

You could keep the same process, & after filtration simply add a clouding agent to get the perfect result. I am sure there have been a few guys here do that in the past.
Have fun
James

 

[browndog]

You could keep the same process, & after filtration simply add a clouding agent to get the perfect result. I am sure there have been a few guys here do that in the past.
Have fun
James

A clouding agent, never heard of that before, care to expand James?

cheers

Browndog

 

[DarkFaerytale]

i bottle and bulk prime straight from the primary with my wits and always get a lovely cloudy beer. some people add things like flour to make it look more cloudier. not need IMO. if your kegging why not bulk prime the keg for a natural carbonation instead of carbonating with co2 from the bottle? might be worth the experimentation

-Phill