Owly055
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I'm planning a Belgian Wit ...... sort of.... This weekend.
My proposed grain bill is 50% malted wheat, and the remainder split between 2 row, and 7 grain cereal (large percentage various types of wheat rolled)
Hallertau and/or Willamette in the boil, possibly some Northern Brewer FWH. IBUs will be around 30
Whirlpool with a fruity hop..... Perhaps Amarillo, Calliente, or Ahtanum
Ferment with Belle Saison in the 60-70F range. I want a hint of the saison character, but not the intensity I got from my recent Imperial Saison where I simply turned the yeast loose at ambient temps that went as high as 90..... I like the result, but that's not what I'm looking for here. I have only a few yeasts on hand....... the ubiquitous -05, Munton's Gold, Belle Saison, 34/70 lager yeast, Wy 5151 (brett blend), and Wy 1214 Abbaye.
The goal is a fruity Wit beer with coriander and sweet orange peel, a bit more hop forward than the usual Wit, and with that distinctive Belgian yeast character, but not overwhelming. An interesting and complex distinctly Belgian Wit that is very pale.
H.W.
My proposed grain bill is 50% malted wheat, and the remainder split between 2 row, and 7 grain cereal (large percentage various types of wheat rolled)
Hallertau and/or Willamette in the boil, possibly some Northern Brewer FWH. IBUs will be around 30
Whirlpool with a fruity hop..... Perhaps Amarillo, Calliente, or Ahtanum
Ferment with Belle Saison in the 60-70F range. I want a hint of the saison character, but not the intensity I got from my recent Imperial Saison where I simply turned the yeast loose at ambient temps that went as high as 90..... I like the result, but that's not what I'm looking for here. I have only a few yeasts on hand....... the ubiquitous -05, Munton's Gold, Belle Saison, 34/70 lager yeast, Wy 5151 (brett blend), and Wy 1214 Abbaye.
The goal is a fruity Wit beer with coriander and sweet orange peel, a bit more hop forward than the usual Wit, and with that distinctive Belgian yeast character, but not overwhelming. An interesting and complex distinctly Belgian Wit that is very pale.
H.W.