BeezBrew
Well-Known Member
- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- WLP400
- Yeast Starter
- Yes, 2L
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5.25
- Original Gravity
- 1.048
- Final Gravity
- 1.014
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 75
- IBU
- 22.8
- Color
- 3.8
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 14 Days 65F
- Tasting Notes
- Below
This is based primarily on recipes i found online, although they were mostly using extract. So i emailed Jason Perkins, head brewer at Allagash, and this is what he suggested:
"There are many different wheat varities and percentages you can go with depending on the exact flavor profile you are going with. We use about 15 percent malted red wheat and 25 percent unmalted ( raw) white wheat. I find that the raw wheat adds a nice cracker/cereal like wheat flavor, while helping with the haze."
So with this, i went with the below recipe. Hops are similar to what i found on the net. Since i couldn't find "bitter orange" and didn't want to go with the homebrew store stuff, i zested 2 oranges and 1/4 grapefruit to imitate the traditional bitter orange aroma and taste.
Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 10.42
Anticipated OG: 1.048 Plato: 11.86
Anticipated SRM: 3.8
Anticipated IBU: 22.8
Brewhouse Efficiency: 63 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 5.88 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.041 SG 10.14 Plato
Formulas Used
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Brewhouse Efficiency and Predicted Gravity based on Method #1, Potential Used.
Final Gravity Calculation Based on Points.
Hard Value of Sucrose applied. Value for recipe: 46.2100 ppppg
Yield Type used in Gravity Prediction: Fine Grind Dry Basis.
Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Rager
Additional Utilization Used For Plug Hops: 2 %
Additional Utilization Used For Pellet Hops: 10 %
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
60.0 6.25 lbs. Pilsener Belgium 1.037 2
14.9 1.55 lbs. Wheat Malt America 1.038 2
25.1 2.62 lbs. Flaked Soft White Wheat America 1.034 2
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.75 oz. Tettnanger Tettnang Pellet 4.50 16.6 60 min.
0.25 oz. Saazer Pellet 4.30 5.3 60 min.
0.25 oz. Saazer Pellet 4.30 0.9 1 min.
Extras
Amount Name Type Time
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.50 Oz Orange Peel (2 oranges) Spice 0 Min.(boil)
Grapefruit (1/4 zest) Spice 0 Min. (boil)
0.50 Oz Corriander Seed Spice 0 Min.(boil)
Yeast
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White Labs WLP400 Belgian Wit Ale
Mash Schedule
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Mash Name:
Total Grain Lbs: 10.42
Total Water Qts: 10.42 - Before Additional Infusions
Total Water Gal: 2.61 - Before Additional Infusions
Tun Thermal Mass: 0.00
Grain Temp: 80.00 F
Tasting Notes: As you can see from appearance below, my beer is a bit darker, a little less head, but pretty similar. Wit power has a more raw wheat, dough and cracker aroma compared to Allagash which was more clove spicy, orange, coriander and soft fruit tones. Tastes were fairly similar, mine was lacking the spice component that was present in Allagash. Allagash also had a soft fruit component that i think is coming from the hops. But malt components are right on. Mouthfeel very similar as well.
Not bad, my coriander was old so next time i will add some fresher stuff. I think i had enough orange in my version, maybe a bit more knockout hops to bring that soft fruit aspect that mine is missing. Oh, and find some curacao or seville oranges to really nail that aspect. Other than that, the malt bill is perfect. Give it a try and let me know what you think.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f27/UWcollegeguy732/witcomparison.jpg
"There are many different wheat varities and percentages you can go with depending on the exact flavor profile you are going with. We use about 15 percent malted red wheat and 25 percent unmalted ( raw) white wheat. I find that the raw wheat adds a nice cracker/cereal like wheat flavor, while helping with the haze."
So with this, i went with the below recipe. Hops are similar to what i found on the net. Since i couldn't find "bitter orange" and didn't want to go with the homebrew store stuff, i zested 2 oranges and 1/4 grapefruit to imitate the traditional bitter orange aroma and taste.
Recipe Specifics
----------------
Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 10.42
Anticipated OG: 1.048 Plato: 11.86
Anticipated SRM: 3.8
Anticipated IBU: 22.8
Brewhouse Efficiency: 63 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Pre-Boil Amounts
----------------
Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 5.88 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.041 SG 10.14 Plato
Formulas Used
-------------
Brewhouse Efficiency and Predicted Gravity based on Method #1, Potential Used.
Final Gravity Calculation Based on Points.
Hard Value of Sucrose applied. Value for recipe: 46.2100 ppppg
Yield Type used in Gravity Prediction: Fine Grind Dry Basis.
Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Rager
Additional Utilization Used For Plug Hops: 2 %
Additional Utilization Used For Pellet Hops: 10 %
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
60.0 6.25 lbs. Pilsener Belgium 1.037 2
14.9 1.55 lbs. Wheat Malt America 1.038 2
25.1 2.62 lbs. Flaked Soft White Wheat America 1.034 2
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.75 oz. Tettnanger Tettnang Pellet 4.50 16.6 60 min.
0.25 oz. Saazer Pellet 4.30 5.3 60 min.
0.25 oz. Saazer Pellet 4.30 0.9 1 min.
Extras
Amount Name Type Time
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.50 Oz Orange Peel (2 oranges) Spice 0 Min.(boil)
Grapefruit (1/4 zest) Spice 0 Min. (boil)
0.50 Oz Corriander Seed Spice 0 Min.(boil)
Yeast
-----
White Labs WLP400 Belgian Wit Ale
Mash Schedule
-------------
Mash Name:
Total Grain Lbs: 10.42
Total Water Qts: 10.42 - Before Additional Infusions
Total Water Gal: 2.61 - Before Additional Infusions
Tun Thermal Mass: 0.00
Grain Temp: 80.00 F
Tasting Notes: As you can see from appearance below, my beer is a bit darker, a little less head, but pretty similar. Wit power has a more raw wheat, dough and cracker aroma compared to Allagash which was more clove spicy, orange, coriander and soft fruit tones. Tastes were fairly similar, mine was lacking the spice component that was present in Allagash. Allagash also had a soft fruit component that i think is coming from the hops. But malt components are right on. Mouthfeel very similar as well.
Not bad, my coriander was old so next time i will add some fresher stuff. I think i had enough orange in my version, maybe a bit more knockout hops to bring that soft fruit aspect that mine is missing. Oh, and find some curacao or seville oranges to really nail that aspect. Other than that, the malt bill is perfect. Give it a try and let me know what you think.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f27/UWcollegeguy732/witcomparison.jpg