Witbier Hoemaade Hoegaarden

Unibrow · Jan 18, 2013

Tommyb52 said:
Unibrow,I'm getting ready to make this per your recipe but I have a question.The "3 LB of light wheat DME" in your begin broiling section is of any particular brand? Also this was not listed on the grain ingredients or is the light wheat DME totally separate? Thanks for the recipe and any help,can't wait to get this started.

I think the brand was Briess. Wheat DME with 65% wheat and 35% regular malt extract. It's listed separate from the grains because its an extract addition, thus you'll be doing a partial mash. Good questions! And good luck on the brew

Tommyb52 · Jan 20, 2013

Thank you for the quick response! Ordering supplies today, my basement is averaging 62-66 degrees F so its good for fermentation.

juggaleo · Jan 28, 2013

I'm about to brew this up as well... it's just wheat dme you used then, not light wheat dme? I'm finding that light wheat dme does not exist?

Unibrow · Jan 28, 2013

juggaleo said:
I'm about to brew this up as well... it's just wheat dme you used then, not light wheat dme? I'm finding that light wheat dme does not exist?

This is the stuff I used

Unibrow · Jan 28, 2013

But I used a 3 pound bag

juggaleo · Jan 28, 2013

Cool.. probably be getting her going tonight

juggaleo · Feb 4, 2013

What do you think about using the leftover wheat dme for priming? could it use more body or will it be like drinking a beer smoothie

Unibrow · Feb 4, 2013

I've read on here that you can use DME for priming, but I've never tried it. It probably wont make too much of a difference

Tommyb52 · Feb 19, 2013

I brewed this recipe on Sunday and as of this morning(Tuesday) the double air lock isn't bubbling put shows signs of pressure because the water levels are about a half inch apart. Is my wort under aerated?

Unibrow · Feb 19, 2013

Tommyb52 said:
I brewed this recipe on Sunday and as of this morning(Tuesday) the double air lock isn't bubbling put shows signs of pressure because the water levels are about a half inch apart. Is my wort under aerated?

Don't trust the airlock...are you using a carboy or a bucket? If its a bucket, quickly open the lid and check to see if you have foam, krausen or bubbles. If you see that, it's fermenting fine. Sometimes wlp 400 can produce thick krausen which doesn't allow the CO2 to escape.

SouthernCross · Feb 19, 2013

And check your gravity. If its changing its all good...

And to second Unibrows comment, I ferment in buckets and haven't had a good bubbling airlock in a year. But gravity keeps changing and beer keeps a-making...

Tommyb52 · Feb 19, 2013

I'm using a bucket,temp is 68,using wyeast 3944. I'll take a look when I get home,thanks for the quick responses.

Tommyb52 · Feb 19, 2013

I can't check gravity, the hydrometer I had didn't work,I should have checked it earlier.

Tommyb52 · Feb 19, 2013

Looked under my bucket lid and seen krausen,smells good too. Other than taking gravity samples, is it safe to say as long as there's krausen everything is ok? Should I aerate it (with O2 from a bottle tubing and diffuser stone-all sanitized)to be safe?

Tommyb52 · Feb 19, 2013

OK,bought a hydrometer and got a reading of 1.032 on Tue. evening (brewed Sun. afternoon), too bad I couldn't read the OG from the start.

juggaleo · Feb 25, 2013

Just tried mine last night... it turned out awesome

Tommyb52 · Mar 4, 2013

ok,mine is in the corny keg getting carbonated. Can anyone tell me what my alcohol content is? I first brewed 2 sundays ago but didnt have a hydrometer till tuesday. My "og" on tuesday was 1.035 @63 degrees and my fg was 1.012 @72 degrees. I know this isn't actual alcohol but rather a minimum. Thanks.

Unibrow · Mar 5, 2013

Tommyb52 said:
ok,mine is in the corny keg getting carbonated. Can anyone tell me what my alcohol content is? I first brewed 2 sundays ago but didnt have a hydrometer till tuesday. My "og" on tuesday was 1.035 @63 degrees and my fg was 1.012 @72 degrees. I know this isn't actual alcohol but rather a minimum. Thanks.

If you followed the original recipe your abv should be close to 5%

The reading you took on Tuesday wasn't an accurate OG number since it had been fermenting a bit.

Tommyb52 · Mar 5, 2013

Thanks,poured a glass(still needs to be carbonated more) and found still cloudy which i think time will clear up a bit,good smelling beer. I followed the recipe exactly but replaced 1 lemon zest for 1 orange. So far it tastes a little like a Hoegaarden/Bluemoon mix. Thank you for sharing.

Unibrow · Mar 5, 2013

Tommyb52 said:
Thanks,poured a glass(still needs to be carbonated more) and found still cloudy which i think time will clear up a bit,good smelling beer. I followed the recipe exactly but replaced 1 lemon zest for 1 orange. So far it tastes a little like a Hoegaarden/Bluemoon mix. Thank you for sharing.

Right on!

blackwb15 · Jun 7, 2014

Just brewed my second batch! The first batch was so good that several gallons went missing from the keg under mysterious circumstances...

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