I have been brewing ag ipa's for about a year now and some wheat beers. But 2 days ago I started experimenting with wit beer. I used flaked wheat and flaked oat 1 lb each and I used 5lb 6 row and 3lb American wheat. I have never used flaked anything. My wort was literally pale white with very little yellow tint. Im wondering how bad is this screwed up if at all.
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It could be from break material. There is a lot of protein in wheat that will cause cloudiness and appear to make the wort seem lighter.
If that's not the case, make sure to report what happens to the color after fermenting
If that's not the case, make sure to report what happens to the color after fermenting
It is possible. I brewed a Berliner Weisse a couple months ago and it was pretty pale, but after fermentation, it turned out to be a nice light golden color.
You might end up with a Wit with a color like Hoegaarden.
How long has it been since you brewed it?
You might end up with a Wit with a color like Hoegaarden.
How long has it been since you brewed it?
You won't be able to see the color until the yeast finish and drop out.
If its fermenting, don't worry about it. As long as you did everything like you normally do, you should be ok. Worst case scenario is you have a beer that is off in color. As long as it tastes ok, can you really be disappointed?
If its fermenting, don't worry about it. As long as you did everything like you normally do, you should be ok. Worst case scenario is you have a beer that is off in color. As long as it tastes ok, can you really be disappointed?
GrogNerd
mean old man
isn't "wit" Dutch for "white" ?
still... I wouldn't be expecting milky white wort.
bet it looks like Ash or Bishop from Alien/s when they got ripped apart
still... I wouldn't be expecting milky white wort.
bet it looks like Ash or Bishop from Alien/s when they got ripped apart
Yes. Yes it is.
I just recently did many first witbier as well. I think it's perfectly normal to have a very pale wort. I wouldn't call it white but mine was extremely pale.
GrogNerd
mean old man
I guess if I'm gonna try brewing a grodziskie, I might have to get used to wort looking like that
GrogNerd
mean old man
sorry to hear that, dumping a batch is like losing a friend, isn't it?
if I could ask what the recipe was and where you got it?
if I could ask what the recipe was and where you got it?
