Help Need Brewing Wit Beer

[Rustyritz89]

So I purchased the Homebrewing for Dummies book and on page 195 there is a recipe for a "Jealous Wit" in the notes for the recipe it says that after a relatively short and cool fermentation, the beer gets another dose of yeast before being bottle for additional conditioning.

Does this mean that there is a primary and secondary fermentation period? Would I be better off doing the fermentation process in carboys as opposed to a regular fermentation bucket?

If anyone has any suggestions, or any great recipes to use cascade hops in, please let me know! Thank you!

 

[ArkotRamathorn]

The wording is a little strange but its just a straight of primary fermentation, then bottling. You probably won't need a second dose of yeast at bottling, there should be plenty of yeast still in suspension to condition/carbonate the beer.

 

[Gavin C]

For a Wit there is no need for additional yeast at bottling. That book sounds like it was written by dummies.

This is sometimes needed when bottling beers that have a very high ABV% and have spent some time in the fermentor (read months) before bottling. The yeast used to fement the beer may have gone dormant or reach it's alcohol tollerance.

Adding more yeast (often a different kind) will facilitate bottle conditioning and appropriate carbonation.

If you've got some cascade to use there are a ton of great tried and true recipes in the database.

I'm a huge fan of Da Yooper's House Ale by @yooper .

All cascade. Yum

 

[Rustyritz89]

Thanks so much for the help! I'll have to try Yoopers!

 

[ericbw]

Do you want a wit or a pale ale? Go with the wit recipe you have, but don't add yeast.

Does it give an actual time and temp for the short and cool fermentation?

Are you sure it doesn't say/mean a dose of sugar?

 

[Aristotelian]

I'm a huge fan of Da Yooper's House Ale by @yooper .

All cascade. Yum

I love how you can see the jungle gym through the beer. Gorgeous!

Back to the thread, I have been brewing Witbier and never added yeast. If you can measure your FG and it is within style guidelines, go for it!

 

[2005STi]

I cannot recommend the wyeast wit strain 3944 highly enough for an Allagash white type wit.
WLP 400 works great if you want to go more traditional like a Hoegarden