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I should mention the Wit recipe also had coriander and bitter orange that were added to the boil.

The last Wit I did, I zested a whole orange and added just enough vodka to cover. Let it sit for a week to extract flavor. I then added to secondary and racked my Wit onto it. After a week I bottled. Turned out pretty good. Much more orange flavor and aroma than I ever seem to get from...

I bought a cheap, $15 I think, pond pump from harbor freight. Put it in a bucket of tap water and let her rip. When the water coming out the other end gets down to a reasonable temp, I throw in a bag or two of ice to finish cooling. I can get a batch from boiling to pitchable in about 15 - 20...

Nooooooo! I've been spoiled by BMW! Living in North Florida I'm used to a three day turn around from ordering to delivery! I ordered Monday morning so that I could brew this Friday. Sounds like this may not happen now. :eek:

I brewed this last week pretty much following the original recipe. I did use Maris Otter though, instead of the Pilsner. Wort going into the primary smelled and tasted great and am looking forward to a bottle of it soon. My question is, has anyone tried bottling this with brown sugar instead...

Bottled my first 5g batch last Friday. Cant wait to give it a try. Mine + Boston85 3785

Anybody know a place in Gainesville or J'ville that swaps 5pd CO2 bottles as opposed to filling them? Mines out of Hydro and don't want the hassle of a retest.

Background - I've been lurking on here awhile and just did my first all grain last Friday, a Belgian Witt. On to my story. My Belgian Witt went into the fermenter last Friday with a one quart starter made with WLP400. I had a wet towel wrapped around the fermenter to keep the temps down, I'm...