Brewkowski
Well-Known Member
I'm trying to work on a recipe for an Imperial Wit and someone pointed out that I had too much wheat compared to base malts, so I tried to correct that. I am trying to get more character into the beer from wheat products other than DME. This would be my first DME recipe, should that still used as a late addition for lighter color? I'm not sure if I had my Beersmith set up correctly, but this seems like a lot of grains/adjuncts to get my OG to 1.089, also if I do a protein rest and aerate really well, would it be possible to get a FG lower than 1.022? I know the hops don't fit the standard wit, I'm going for a more grapefruit flavor and aroma, is that enough Amarillo? I have pummelos at home so I was going to use those instead of grapefruits. Any big problems with this recipe or words of caution?
0.50 lb Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 3.85 %
3.00 lb Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 23.08 %
2.00 lb Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 15.38 %
1.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 7.69 %
1.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 7.69 %
1.00 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 7.69 %
1.00 lb Wheat, Torrified (1.7 SRM) Grain 7.69 %
1.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 7.69 %
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [9.30 %] (60 min) Hops 14.6 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [9.30 %] (45 min) Hops 6.7 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [9.30 %] (15 min) Hops 3.6 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [9.30 %] (5 min) Hops 1.5 IBU
0.50 oz Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.50 oz Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
2.00 oz Pummelo Peel (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
2.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Primary 3.0 days) Misc
2.50 lb Candi Sugar, Clear (0.5 SRM) Sugar 19.23 %
1 Pkgs Belgian Witbier (Wyeast Labs #3944) Yeast-Wheat
Est Original Gravity: 1.089 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.022 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 8.85 %
Bitterness: 31.8 IBU
Est Color: 5.9 SRM
0.50 lb Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 3.85 %
3.00 lb Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 23.08 %
2.00 lb Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 15.38 %
1.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 7.69 %
1.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 7.69 %
1.00 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 7.69 %
1.00 lb Wheat, Torrified (1.7 SRM) Grain 7.69 %
1.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 7.69 %
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [9.30 %] (60 min) Hops 14.6 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [9.30 %] (45 min) Hops 6.7 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [9.30 %] (15 min) Hops 3.6 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [9.30 %] (5 min) Hops 1.5 IBU
0.50 oz Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.50 oz Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
2.00 oz Pummelo Peel (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
2.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Primary 3.0 days) Misc
2.50 lb Candi Sugar, Clear (0.5 SRM) Sugar 19.23 %
1 Pkgs Belgian Witbier (Wyeast Labs #3944) Yeast-Wheat
Est Original Gravity: 1.089 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.022 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 8.85 %
Bitterness: 31.8 IBU
Est Color: 5.9 SRM