all citra white ipa/hoppy wit

[rcng]

i threw together a quick recipe and would like some comments, specifically on special grains. i am not set on the recipe at all. i tried to post this a day ago in the extract forum but it never worked so i apologize if it pops up after this.

http://hopville.com/recipe/1183687/home-brew/white-ipa

 

[hoppybrewster]

i threw together a quick recipe and would like some comments, specifically on special grains. i am not set on the recipe at all. i tried to post this a day ago in the extract forum but it never worked so i apologize if it pops up after this.

http://hopville.com/recipe/1183687/home-brew/white-ipa

Can I ask what yeast you plan on using ?

 

[rcng]

I'm open to that at the moment. I can't decide between an american ale yeast or something more suited to a wit

 

[ChadChaney]

I just tapped a Wit IPA yesterday, took a simple Belgian Wit kit and modified the hop schedule a bit: 1 0z williamette @60, 1 oz sterling @ 3o min and dry hopped w 2 oz amarillo and 1 0z citra for 7 days. Killer aroma and taste, next time I am going to brew all grain version and add a few very late hop additions for a little more hop flavor. I used a safale wit strain, nice attenuation and flavor, but moving to Whitelabs wit next time. Just make sure you pick hops that play well with the overall flavor profile, Amarillo was awesome and the citra really adds some killer fruit aroma and a little bubblegum-ish aroma and aftertaste.

 

[oach]

I think 24 ounces of honey malt would be a bit much for my liking. As for the hops additions I would use my main bittering hop as something outside of citra and save it. I might even contemplate doing away with the 5 or 10 minute hop addition, saving another ounce of the hop.

 

[rcng]

Its honey not honey malt

 

[Skelator]

that's still a lot of honey. i did a honey wheat and had a brain-fart when i added the honey. I figured "16 fluid ounces of honey, no prob" then realized that it weighed out to be 1.5 pounds. It was all i could taste. Granted it was a wheat where there isnt TOO much flavor going on... but still. Now, the yeast and all that citra could overpower the honey, so maybe it wont be an issue.

 

[rcng]

i always thought that the honey would have minimum taste and just ferment out, i havent used it before tho so who am i to say

 

[oach]

Yes, honey, plain honey, ferments 100% leaving little flavor and aroma in the final (possibly none) but make the beer a bit dry.

 

[slarkin712]

I've used Safale T-58 on a belgian wit before and was very satisfied with the flavor profile. I fermented in the low to mid 60's. I got some nice spice and esters with some good residual sweetness(even with mash at 148-149F). It gave a nice soft flavor, but my recipe was a traditional belgian white somewhat like hoegaarden.

 

[jessup]

i used to do extract for a LONG time and the only way you'll get "white" beer or anything really, really light in color is by using Pilsen extract. no other extract will come close to a white ipa in color. pilsen DME all the way!!!

 

[TarheelBrew13]

I wouldn't use that much honey either. Honey can be nice in an ipa but normally people stay under 10% or a pound per 5 gallons. I've used up to 2 pounds before but it really requires a lot of modification to the recipe to compensate for how thin and hot it leaves the beer. Any aroma or flavor it leaves behind is pretty subtle.

I agree with the comment about saving you citra from being a bittering hop. I'd use some other easier to get hop for that like centennial or chinook.

Are you doing a hoppy Belgian wit as the name implies (to me anyway) or did you just want to do a wheat ipa. If you go the wit route I think you on track with the citra hops as they should go well with coriander and orange peel. If you dont want the spices, id suggest trying the WLP300 hefe yeast. The banana esters go great with hops.