Extreme brewing Kiwi Wit..

[smokinghole]

My next wit will be brewed using Belgian Pils. Also I was thinking about using Kiwi extract that way I can forgo all the fruit peeling and retain more of the kiwi flavor. My next wit will be a normal wit but I will revisit this kiwit probably the batch after.

 

[jimmywit]

I will do this one again very soon, It was great. I hardley got to drink any myself, all my friends and family drank it so quick. Everyone loved it. It turned out so crisp and refreshing

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

I updated post #19 with my review.

 

[mosquitocontrol]

I tried search but couldn't easily find the recipe for this. I meant to copy the page when I had the book from the library. Anyone have the recipe or link readily accessible?

 

[ctufano]

Theres an all grain on page 2, link here

Not sure if its THE recipe, but its one

 

[jimmywit]

I tried search but couldn't easily find the recipe for this. I meant to copy the page when I had the book from the library. Anyone have the recipe or link readily accessible?

If you need the extract recipe it is,

.5 torrified wheat
.5 6 row

6.6 wheat extract
1oz tettnanger-60
.5oz willamette-10
.5 oz coriander-10
irish moss-10
4lbs fresh kiwi -end of boil and transfer to primary...

I did not add the 6 row in mine, the all grain on this thread is also great.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

I just bought the ingredients to try this as a raspberry wit. I'll report how it goes when the time comes. I changed the torrified for flaked and am going to do a protein rest at 120º for 10 minutes.

I am using Wyeast 3463 Forbidden fruit as the yeast.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

Fermenting away. Hopes are high.

 

[Suthrncomfrt1884]

I bought the Extreme Brewing book a few years back and was thinking about brewing this recipe over the upcoming holiday weekend. I no longer do extracts, so I was planning on using my house Wit as a base and just adding Kiwi. I'm a little upset the kiwi flavor is so subtle though.

Has anyone tried adding campden tabs a few days after pitching the kiwi (not pitching kiwi until secondary)? I'd like to ferment them a little, but I'd also like a little more kiwi flavor.

Maybe I'll test it with this one and let everyone know how it turns out.

 

[passedpawn]

Bottled mine today. I could taste the Kiwi, but it was subtle. I'll reserve judgment for a few weeks.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

Note that the raspberry puree crap tastes very good but it is a MASSIVE mess in the fermenter. Next time I use that it is going in a fine mesh filter bag. I must have lost 3/4 gallon to suspended junk and it still isn't pouring clear. It is drinkable now but still looks like crap.

This is why I have always used whole fresh fruit. I am kicking myself now...

 

[Suthrncomfrt1884]

Note that the raspberry puree crap tastes very good but it is a MASSIVE mess in the fermenter. Next time I use that it is going in a fine mesh filter bag. I must have lost 3/4 gallon to suspended junk and it still isn't pouring clear. It is drinkable now but still looks like crap.

This is why I have always used whole fresh fruit. I am kicking myself now...

That's odd. I've never had a problem with using oregon. It's always compacted nicely at the bottom after a month or so.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

Maybe I have been impatient... who knows. I don't like fruit sitting int he beer for too long. Perhaps I need to change that view if I want to use the puree again.

 

[IPAdrinker]

BUMP...was going to brew this this afternoon. Does anyone know if adding a couple kiwis to the keg after chilled will help the kiwi flavor come out more? Im ok with just a little kiwi flavor. I just want to taste it.

 

[Suthrncomfrt1884]

If you're using the recipe from Extreme Brewing, then you need to add the same amount, if not more. I add them to the fermentor instead of the boil pot. I noticed that after a week in the fermentor, it didn't have much kiwi flavor, if any. I just leave the fruit in primary for 3 weeks and it tastes great. Just did a Kiwi Strawberry that turned out fantastic.

 

[IPAdrinker]

I did do the one in Extreme Brewing. I did it as called for with about 4-4.5 lbs of cubed kiwi in a mesh bag at the end of the boil then dumped them out of the bag into the primary. So what your saying is to add the same amount again, but after a couple days in the primary??

 

[Suthrncomfrt1884]

No. If you've already added it, don't add more. I prefer to not boil them, but that's just a personal preference. I feel like they add more flavor.

 

[jimmywit]

Even after a couple of years and many brews under my belt this beer is still one of the best I have ever made. It is a great summer time brew and I am looking forward to getting another batch going very soon. Thanks for everyones input. This is a beer worth brewing for everyone!!!!