greenleaf

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So I am brewing an all extract imperial wit today and I want to keep it light in color. There is a little DME and Honey and the rest is Wheat LME. I was wondering what people thought about boiling the .5 lbs of DME, 3 lbs of Wheat, and the honey for the entire boil and then adding the other 6 lbs of wheat at 15 min?

Is honey only supposed to be a late addition or can you boil it for the full 60? Benefits or drawbacks?

Thanks!

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Primary 1: Ft. Tire
Primary 2: John Greenleaf Whittibier
Secondary: G8 Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Bottled: Garrison Farmhouse Ale
On Tap 1: Wheat's a Belgian Pale Ale?
On Tap 2: Empty unfortunately
Planning: Neela Dog Brown Ale, Bavarian Hefe, Mild Ale

homebrewer_99

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What size is your pot? And how much honey are you talking about?

You can boil the honey for 60 mins. The honey flavor will disappear, which is not a bad thing, and it's 100% fermentable.

I've heard of some people just pasteurizing their honey for 15 mins at 160F and others boiling for 15 mins. I boil. When boiling you'll have to skim the proteins off the top of the water then add it to the boil pot at the end of the boil.

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greenleaf

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I am doing a full boil in a 7.5 gal pot. Starting with 6gal of water. This is my recipie

John Greenleaf Wittbier

Beer: John Greenleaf Wittbier Style: Belgian White (Wit)
Type: Extract w/grain Size: 5 gallons
Color: 5 HCU (~5 SRM)

Bitterness: 23 IBU
OG: 1.085 FG: 1.010
Alcohol: 9.7% v/v (7.6% w/w)
Boil: SG 1.071 6 gallons
1 lb. Light dry malt extract
9.15 lb. Wheat extract
1 lb. Honey
Hops: .5 oz. Styrian Goldings (8% AA, 60 min.)
1 oz. Saaz (aroma)
Spice: 1 oz. Corriander Seed
2 g. Paradise Seed
Yeast: WYeast 3463 Forbidden Fruit

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Dang Bustit...

Primary 1: Ft. Tire
Primary 2: John Greenleaf Whittibier
Secondary: G8 Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Bottled: Garrison Farmhouse Ale
On Tap 1: Wheat's a Belgian Pale Ale?
On Tap 2: Empty unfortunately
Planning: Neela Dog Brown Ale, Bavarian Hefe, Mild Ale

homebrewer_99

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With a full boil I would do a smaller boil just for the honey. This way it can be skimmed clean then added to the main pot.

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HB Bill