Hefe/Wit help

[smakudwn]

Hi

I'm planning to do a 10 gallon batch of a grain bill of

10lb Pils
8lb White Wheat Malt
2lb Flaked Wheat
1lb Oats

What I want to do is split this in 1/2 after the boil and pitch 1/2 with wlp300 and 1/2 with wlp400

My problem is the spice additions. I was thinking of taking some wort and boiling the spices separate for 15 min and then adding that liquid back to the wlp400 fermenter. Anyone see any issue with this?

 

[HoboBrewery]

no need to boil it with wort. you can crush your coriander and/or chamomile flowers and steep them in boiling (i do 160-170 instead preferably so there's no risk of nasty tannins coming out of plant material) water like a tea. then add it directly into boil or, if you're not looking to boil the spices, directly into fermenter.

imo just making the spices into a water-based tea will do the trick.

 

[smakudwn]

Thank you, I assume I should boil the water first if I am going to add it to the fermenter?

 

[HoboBrewery]

absolutely dude. boil, cool to 160 or so, steep, strain (if you want to- i don't) and pour in.

 

[smakudwn]

sounds like thats what I am going to do!