JMSetzler
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- Recipe Type
- Extract
- Yeast
- WLP400 Belgian Wit Ale
- Yeast Starter
- Yes
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5
- Original Gravity
- 1.062
- Final Gravity
- 1.012
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60
- IBU
- 10.8
- Color
- 7.1 SRM
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 14 Days @ 72 Degrees
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 14 Days @ 72 Degrees
- Tasting Notes
- This beer has a wonderfully sweet flavor and a nice punch to back it up...
Orange Blossom Special
Brew Type: Extract Date: 2/22/2009
Style: Weizen/Weissbier Brewer: John Setzler
Batch Size: 5.00 gal Assistant Brewer:
Boil Volume: 5.50 gal Boil Time: 60 min
Equipment: My Equipment
Taste Rating (50 possible points): 35.0
Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU
6.00 lb Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 85.71 %
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.00 %] (30 min) Hops 10.8 IBU
0.75 oz Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 lb Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 14.29 % @ Flameout
1 Pkgs Belgian Wit Ale (White Labs #WLP400) [Starter 1-liter] Yeast-Wheat
Beer Profile Estimated Original Gravity: 1.059 SG (1.044-1.052 SG) Measured Original Gravity: 1.062 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.014 SG (1.010-1.014 SG) Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Color: 7.1 SRM (2.0-8.0 SRM) Color [Color]
Bitterness: 10.8 IBU (8.0-15.0 IBU) Alpha Acid Units: 4.0 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 5.96 % (4.30-5.60 %) Actual Alcohol by Volume: 6.53 %
Actual Calories: 277 cal/pint
Carbonation and Storage Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar Carbonation Volumes: 2.4 (2.5-2.9 vols)
Estimated Priming Weight: 3.8 oz Temperature at Bottling: 60.0 F
Primer Used: - Age for: 4.0 Weeks
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This beer is a variation of DubbelDach's "Orange Honey Hefeweizen" that I found here on HBT. After reading this recipe, I decided I wanted to give it a whirl and make a few minor changes to it.