jds
Well-Known Member
I wanted to make something with nice wit/belgian character, but different. As it turns out, Lemon Zinger tea has a fair bit of hibiscus in it, along with the lemon and tea. So here it is:
I brewed this in June, but due to travel, haven't been cutting into the pipeline much, so I didn't tap the keg until this evening. It has a nice, zingy wit character to it, but the tea adds a nice floral note that's less citrusy than a typical wit. If an Arnold Palmer were beer, it might taste something like this.
I may have to wrangle a bottle for ollllo or Wayne1 or one of the other guys currently here in Denver for GABF. Denver-area tasters? I like this beer, but I'd like to get some feedback on it.
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Recipe: Belgian Redhead
Brewer: Joe S
Asst Brewer:
Style: Blonde Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 6.50 gal
Boil Size: 8.87 gal
Estimated OG: 1.044 SG
Estimated Color: 4.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 22.4 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 78.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
8 lbs Colorado Malting 2-Row Pale Malt (3.0 SRM)Grain 80.00 %
1 lbs Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 10.00 %
1 lbs White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 10.00 %
1.75 oz Tettnang [4.20 %] (60 min) Hops 22.4 IBU
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.40 tbsp PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
6.00 items Lemon Zinger Tea (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
10.50 gal Denver, Colorado Water
1 Pkgs Belgian Wit Ale (White Labs #WLP400) [StarYeast-Wheat
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 10.00 lb
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Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 12.00 qt of water at 160.6 F 150.0 F
Notes:
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Note the batch size. This recipe has an extra gallon on it to make extra wort to be frozen for starters. Target 5.5 gal into fermenter.
Per JAmil's calculator, this needs 205 ml of thin yeast slurry for adequate pitch rate.
I brewed this in June, but due to travel, haven't been cutting into the pipeline much, so I didn't tap the keg until this evening. It has a nice, zingy wit character to it, but the tea adds a nice floral note that's less citrusy than a typical wit. If an Arnold Palmer were beer, it might taste something like this.
I may have to wrangle a bottle for ollllo or Wayne1 or one of the other guys currently here in Denver for GABF. Denver-area tasters? I like this beer, but I'd like to get some feedback on it.
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