Fruit and Spice Beer Elderflower Pomegranate Wit

Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum

Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

dcott

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jul 29, 2008
Messages
258
Reaction score
5
Location
Fairfield
Recipe Type
Extract
Yeast
WLP410
Yeast Starter
No
Batch Size (Gallons)
5
Original Gravity
1.054
Final Gravity
1.012
Boiling Time (Minutes)
65
IBU
24.3
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
21 days @ 77F
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
n/a
Tasting Notes
Balanced, Slightly fruity, Belgian Style Wit
Pre Boil

4oz Crystal 20L

Boil

3.3# Munton's Malt Wheat LME (65mins)
3.3# Briess Bavarian Wheat LME (65mins)

1oz Liberty Hop Pellets A.A. 4.0% (60mins)

1# Gunter's Orange Blossom Honey (20mins)

.5oz Tetnanger Hop Pellets AA 4.4% (10mins)
8oz POM Pomegranate Juice (10mins)
.5oz Whole Corriander Seed (10mins)

.5 oz Tetnanger Hop Pellets AA 4.4% (5mins)
.5 oz Whole Corriander Seed (5mins)
Navel Orange Zest - 1 orange (5mins)

1oz elderflower, dried (flameout)
.5oz chamomeil tea (flameout)

Yeast

White Labs Belgian Wit II WLP 410, pitched at 77F



Ferment in primary for 21 days, bottle with 5oz priming sugar, bottle condition for 4 weeks.
 
I have to say, it was really enjoyable. Had the nice belgian funk I was looking for, and the fruit didn't overpower. I think the chamomile really added a nice touch to the finish.
 
Did you leave the elderflower/chamomile in the primary or steep it after the boil? If steeping, how long would you recommend steeping it for?
 
I added them at flameout and left them in while cooling prior to racking.
 
I made an imperial POM pale ale. It took a ton of pom juice to get the flavor right. I ended up adding approximately 60oz worth of it. I cooked it down (never reached a boil) to about 800ml though so I didn't mess with the volume too much.
 
Back
Top