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04-04-2009, 03:56 AM
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Wanted : Killer Belgian Wit Recipe
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Let me know what has been successful for you. Looking for something with quite a bit of citrus to appeal to the non-beer drinkers. Maybe like an Oberon (none of the recipes on here i found for Oberon don't seem to be close for a lack of citrus zest or orange peel)
Thanks 
Last edited by beesy; 04-04-2009 at 04:30 AM.
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04-04-2009, 04:07 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by beesy
Let me know what has been successful for you. Looking for something with quite a bit of citrus to appeal to the non-beer drinkers. Maybe like an Oberon (none of the recipes on here i found for Oberon seem to be close for a lack of citrus zest or orange peel)
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Oberon is not a wit, it's an American pale wheat. Strong citrus tones are much more appropriate in those beers--maybe look for recipes in that category?
The top wits usually pick up a little bitter orange peel and some "refreshing/breezy" coriander taste that's often conflated with citrus, but don't have a lot of true citrus on their own.
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04-04-2009, 04:32 AM
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touche. still, most oberon recipes on here do not seem to have enough citrus in them.
So if you have a good american wheat/ american pale wheat/ or a citrusy beligum wit, let me know.
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04-04-2009, 12:41 PM
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+ one on HG's Lady in white! Another local homebrewer made a favorable comparison of my Wit and New Belgian's Mothership Wit which has just been introduced in N.C. I fermented @ 72*
My first batch ing gone  , but I'm brewing up another mini-mash of it next week 
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Last edited by woollybugger2; 04-04-2009 at 01:02 PM.
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04-04-2009, 02:18 PM
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Did this based off the Pope's recipe from BYO...rather than orange zest, I zested a couple oranges, tangerines and a grapefruit. It came out really nice and citrusy. With the chamomile, it ass a nice flowery apple thing that fits in well between the yeast esters & phenols and the citrus elements:
16-A Witbier
Size: 5.43 gal
Efficiency: 70.0%
Attenuation: 76.0%
Calories: 161.31 kcal per 12.0 fl oz
Original Gravity: 1.049 (1.044 - 1.052)
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 (1.008 - 1.012)
Color: 3.97 (2.0 - 4.0)
Alcohol: 4.84% (4.5% - 5.5%)
Bitterness: 18.6 (10.0 - 20.0)
Ingredients:
4.9 lb Pilsen Malt
4.5 lb Wheat Flaked
1.1 lb Oats Flaked
.25 lb Munich Malt
.5 lb Rice Hulls
1 oz Hallertau (4.5%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
11 g Corriander crushed - added during boil, boiled 5 min
43 g Orange zest - added during boil, boiled 5 min
1 g Chamomile (dried) - added during boil, boiled 5 min
0.5 tsp Irish Moss - added during boil, boiled 0.0 min
1.0 ea White Labs WLP400 Belgian Wit Ale
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04-04-2009, 02:58 PM
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Did this one a few weeks ago, its naturally carbonating in the keg now. You have to go to the second page for the recipe, but it has good reviews
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/just-another-brew-day-pics-99893/
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