mpjardim
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This is my second beer I have ever done.
First was a extract Tripel done in 1/10. Relatively pleased with it but having trouble waiting the appropiate 3-6 mns before consuming.
Anyways, I figured I should probably brew a extract witbier for the summer and all and this one looked good.
http://beerrecipes.blogspot.com/2007/06/belgain-witbier.html
So I tried it...
Tasted it before the secondary fermenter....tastes good.....but uhhh...at the end is the bitterness of an IPA...not what I wanted...and with any aroma (as expected)...
Recipe
4 lbs. DWME,1 lb. extra light DME, 1 lb.unmalted wheat, 0.5 lb. oats, 0.5 lb.Belgian Pilsner malt
9 AAU Hallertauer hops (boiling)
8.5 AAU Hersbrucker hops (2 oz./57 g of 4.25% alpha acids) (boiling) I used ~2oz of 3.8AA Saaz that i had.
0.5 oz. sweet orange and ground coriander I used 1 tsp toasted ground as I did not have crushed.
WLP400 yeast
Left the hops in as it said in recipe "Pellet hops need not be placed in bags, as they will not be strained out later."
?Should I have not left the hops in like he said? ?Bitter from the ground spice? (tastes like hops)? ?Could I brew another 5gal of the same with aroma hops only and combine? Could I add dry aroma hops now to make some sort of Wheat IPA(i do like IPAs)?
Help...would never want to waste beer...now that would be ashame...
First was a extract Tripel done in 1/10. Relatively pleased with it but having trouble waiting the appropiate 3-6 mns before consuming.
Anyways, I figured I should probably brew a extract witbier for the summer and all and this one looked good.
http://beerrecipes.blogspot.com/2007/06/belgain-witbier.html
So I tried it...
Tasted it before the secondary fermenter....tastes good.....but uhhh...at the end is the bitterness of an IPA...not what I wanted...and with any aroma (as expected)...
Recipe
4 lbs. DWME,1 lb. extra light DME, 1 lb.unmalted wheat, 0.5 lb. oats, 0.5 lb.Belgian Pilsner malt
9 AAU Hallertauer hops (boiling)
8.5 AAU Hersbrucker hops (2 oz./57 g of 4.25% alpha acids) (boiling) I used ~2oz of 3.8AA Saaz that i had.
0.5 oz. sweet orange and ground coriander I used 1 tsp toasted ground as I did not have crushed.
WLP400 yeast
Left the hops in as it said in recipe "Pellet hops need not be placed in bags, as they will not be strained out later."
?Should I have not left the hops in like he said? ?Bitter from the ground spice? (tastes like hops)? ?Could I brew another 5gal of the same with aroma hops only and combine? Could I add dry aroma hops now to make some sort of Wheat IPA(i do like IPAs)?
Help...would never want to waste beer...now that would be ashame...