Clone Recipe Request for Naked Nun Wit

[Aotidae]

I have not had many beers in this style, but so far this is my favorite. Now that it is getting hotter than hell around here, I have been wanting to try and brew a Naked Nun Clone, or something quite similar. I was wanting to do a 5 gallon batch. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[sptaylor70]

Naked Nun is a witbier. While I wasn't able to find anything on it in a quick search, here are some witbier recipes that you can start from.

• SwAMi75 has clone recipes for Hoegaarden and Celis White - the definitive revival witbiers.
• Saccharomyces's El Segundo Grado has received favorable reviews.
• Vegas20 has a partial mash recipe - Easy Belgian Style Wit.

I hope that this is helpful.

 

[Aotidae]

I would definitely find these helpful if I had I knew exactly what I liked in a witbier. I live in a barren wasteland and I have very limited options on what I can buy. I had naked nun on vacation and I have had maybe two other varieties of the style that I have enjoyed. I know this makes things difficult, but I do appreciate the help. I am trying to move to the Austin area within in the upcoming year, and they actually have homebrew supply stores; allowing me to try out more experiments without all of the shipping and handling fees.

 

[sptaylor70]

So you start brewing (if you don't move first) and seeing whether you get what you want. I brew on 3 gallon scale, which lets me brew more batches and experiment more.

Try the Celis White clone recipe - Pierre Celis is the man who revived the witbier style, and created both the Hoegaarden and Celis witbiers.

 

[Aotidae]

Alright, I never really thought about doing smaller batches. I might have to look into getting a second, smaller keg as well. I really appreciate your input.