Starched Wit
Specifics
Reference
Style:
Brew Date: May 25, 2008
Tap Date: June 24, 2008
Yield: 5 gallons
Calories: 139 (12 ounces)
Conditioning: Bottles
ABV: 5.1%
ABW: 4%
Bottling ABV: 5.6%
Batch No: 4005
OG: 1.043
OG (Plato): 10.72° P
Reading 1: 1.005  (15 days)
FG: 1.005
FG (Plato): 1.28° P
Real Extract: 2.99° P
App. Atten.: 88%
Real Atten.: 72.1%
Status: Bottled
General Information
Method: Partial Mash
Cost: $40.00

This recipe is modified from the Brewer's Best Witbier seasonal kit. Part of the included grains are 2-row base malt, so I am going to turn it into a partial mash. Extract 2 listed below is actually Wheat DME, but this software does not list it as an option.

Primary fermentation was already going strong twelve hours later. Looks like we have a live one!

I let this go in the primary for much longer than I normally do because I did not plan to put it in the secondary at all. My thoughts on this are that witbiers are supposed to be hazy or cloudy, so the extra clarifying step was unnecessary.

Comments

I tasted this after it sat in the primary for 15 days. Strong flavor from the orange is present, but I do not detect too much of the coriander. I generally don't taste coriander in any witbier though, so it might just be me.

This is probably the best beer I've done to date. It tastes like many witbiers I've purchased commerically as well as having good head retention. 

Recipe
Extracts
3.30 pounds LME - Wheat 52.4% of grist
1.00 pounds DME - Light 15.9% of grist
4.30 pounds Total Extract Weight 68.3% of grist
Reference
Grains
1.00 pounds 15.9% of grist
0.50 pounds 7.9% of grist
0.50 pounds 7.9% of grist
2.00 pounds Total Grain Weight 31.7% of grist
Miscellaneous Ingredients (Non-Fermentable)
0.75 oz Coriander @ 25 minutes (Boil)  
0.25 oz Bitter Orange Peel @ 25 minutes (Boil)  
Reference
Hops
1.00 ounces 4.4 AAUs
1.00 ounces 6 AAUs
2.00 ounces Total Hop Weight 10.4 AAUs
Yeast
Fermentis Safbrew WB-06 — Dry — 11.5 g
Mash
Mash Type: Step
Step Description Temp. Time
Protein Rest 130° F 10 min.
Sacchrification Rest 152° F 30 min.
Procedure
  1. Heat 2 gallons of water to 120 degrees F in the brewkettle.
  2. Add grain bag with 2-row and flaked wheat/oats to the water.
  3. Rest at 130 degrees F for 10 minutes.
  4. Increase temperature to 152 degrees F.
  5. Rest at 152 degrees F for 30 minutes. Also, heat about one-half gallon of water to 168 degrees F for sparging.
  6. Teabag sparge (described below) the grain bag for about 5 minutes.
  7. Add the "second runnings" to the brewkettle.
  8. Heat the wort to boiling.
  9. Turn off the heat and add half of the LME and DME.
  10. Return to boiling, add bittering hops. Boil for 35 minutes.
  11. Crush coriander in a mortar and pestle.
  12. Turn off heat, add the rest of the DME and LME.
  13. Add coriander and orange peel to the kettle, return to boiling, and boil for another 20 minutes.
  14. Add the aroma hops, boil for 5 minutes.
  15. Chill the approximate 2 gallons of concentrated wort down to 120 degrees F.
  16. Strain into the fermenter with 3.25 gallons of refrigerated water.
  17. Sprinkle yeast on top of the wort, seal, and aerate for a few minutes.
  18. Install airlock.
  19. Primary fermentation for 15 days at 75 degrees F
Special Procedures

Teabag Sparging:

I've never seen this described anywhere, so this is my name for it.

  1. After the mash, lift the grain bag top up so that water can be wrung from it.
  2. Roll the top of the grain bag onto your mash paddle so that the main part of the grain bag is hanging down.
  3. Dunk the grain bag into the sparge water as you would a tea bag. Be careful not to squeeze the grain bag, but ensure the entire bag is submerged to soak off the sugar.
  4. Discard the grain bag.
Fermentation
Primary: 15 days @ 75° F
Tasting Reviews
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