Just Another Brew Day...(Pics)

[sorefingers23]

i picked up some saaz today, i cant wait to brew this one on the week end!!

 

[sorefingers23]

how much flour do i add to the boil and for how long??

 

[BierMuncher]

how much flour do i add to the boil and for how long??

Mix about 1-2 tablespoons in a cup of cold water and dissolve...then add with about 10 minutes left in the boil.

 

[Whut]

Thinking of brewing this again (1.5 years later) and thought I'd use WLP400. Anyone used this yeast with this recipe and care to share your results?

 

[Love2BrewCrew]

Wow, looks great. Nice dogs!

 

[MarineDwg9]

I brewed this three weeks ago as my first AG brew. I left it in the fermenter for two weeks and then bottled. How long should I give it to bottle condition?

 

[Lind13]

As far as a recipe:
(For 11 gallons)
8# 2-row
9# Flaked Wheat
2# White Wheat Malt

1.25 ounces of Sterlnig Hops at 60 minutes (I just use whatever clean bittering hop I can find since it plays such a minimal role)

6-7 ounces fresh orange zest - 10 minutes
2 ounces of freshly crushed (pulverized) coriander - 10 minutes
1-2 Tbsp of crushed black pepper - 10 minutes
4 chamomile tea bags - 10 minutes

OG - 1.048
IBU - Somewhere around 17-18

Brewing this right now, im using tettenanger hops (went with pellets because its all we had, i just tossed them in without a bag at 60 min) The beer totally turned green because of how pale the color is, is the green going to fall out???? Or will it be kind of green?. . . lol

 

[Grasslands]

I've recently run across a large batch of meyers lemons and I've been eager to find a good wit recipe to mix them with. Looks like this'll be my next batch! I'm interested in the combination of a highly citrus adjucnt (Meyers Lemons) and black pepper. We'll see how she goes

 

[Grasslands]

I've recently run across a large batch of meyers lemons and I've been eager to find a good wit recipe to mix them with. Looks like this'll be my next batch! I'm interested in the combination of a highly citrus adjucnt (Meyers Lemons) and black pepper. We'll see how she goes

Hit an expected OG of around 1.052 this past Sunday w/no problems whatsoever - used the following grain bill for a 5g batch:

5 lbs 2 row
5 lbs flaked wheat
2 lbs white wheat
1 oz Sterling (pellet)
1 oz crushed Indian coriander seed
4 bags of citrus camomile tea
2 tsp black pepper
Zest of 5 large meyers lemons
1 cup flour/water mix
3rd gen WLP400 Wit yeast pitched @ 75

Currently bubbling away @ 73-74 and smells wonderful!

 

[Grasslands]

Kegged this a couple of days ago and all I can say is....wow!

The combination of citrus, spices and lemon zest make this so freakin enjoyable!

Kudos! Yet another into the rotation

 

[Mpavlik22]

1 cup flour/water mix

what's the flour/water mix for?

 

[Sherpa FE]

what's the flour/water mix for?

To maintain a cloudiness in the beer.

 

[bufitfn]

Sparring now,best smelling wort I have ever smelled!

 

[XPLSV]

I have ingredients enroute and should be brewing this weekend

 

[XPLSV]

Brewed yesterday. Bumped up the OG a bit with an additional pound of two row pale malt for my 5.5 gal batch. Hit my targets...the primary fermentation took off mid-morning

 

[BierMuncher]

Brewed yesterday. Bumped up the OG a bit with an additional pound of two row pale malt for my 5.5 gal batch. Hit my targets...the primary fermentation took off mid-morning

I can smell it from here.

 

[Wheatmeister]

this is on my list

 

[OMJ]

I brewed this again yesterday. I havent brewed for almost 2 years and during that time this has been by far the most requested beer. I brewed a mild a few weeks ago and my wife said I had to brew this wit. Brew day went great and I hit my numbers exactly. Checked on it this morning and the wlp400 I used was going crazy. Cant wait to get this on tap.

 

[XPLSV]

I've brewed this several times now...it is always interesting to see how people react to the pepper. Some love it...some don't. SWMBO & I love it...so it stays in the mix

 

[dwaite47]

I want to make a good rAsp beer for SWMBO. Do you guys thing this would be a good one to try?
And would I keep the orange/lemon in or replace it with the raspberry? Any advice would be cool

 

[part16john]

Looking forward to brewing this recipe. Wife loves wits, guess thats why she married me.

 

[part16john]

This is the recipe I was asking if rice hulls are necessary. Thanks!

Yeah...the flour is just to insure the beer stays hazy, regardless of how long it might sit in a chilled keg or bottle.

I've had judges sample my wits before (in casual company) and even though they still tasted great after several months, they were crystal clear and that can detract from the whole "wit" experience. The flour addition is something I heard on Jamil's show.

As far as a recipe:
(For 11 gallons)
8# 2-row
9# Flaked Wheat
2# White Wheat Malt

1.25 ounces of Sterlnig Hops at 60 minutes (I just use whatever clean bittering hop I can find since it plays such a minimal role)

6-7 ounces fresh orange zest - 10 minutes
2 ounces of freshly crushed (pulverized) coriander - 10 minutes
1-2 Tbsp of crushed black pepper - 10 minutes
4 chamomile tea bags - 10 minutes

OG - 1.048
IBU - Somewhere around 17-18

I poured the spice mixes into the hop bag with 10-15 minutes left in the boil. Then I tied off that bag and let it sink to the bottom of the kettle as I cooled the wort. I wanted to let those spices (and hops) steep for the extra 15 minutes.

I pitched a simple slurry of Safale-05 from a prior batch when the wort hit 76 degrees. A bit warmer than usual, but the higher temp will add some slight esters I want.

 

[part16john]

Went ahead and used 1/2lb of rice hulls today. Was a good brew day, took me longer than usual but I was really taking my time. Wife has bronchitis(ain't nobody got time for that) so I had nothing else to do. It smelled amazing going into the fermentor. I didn't use the pepper and used t-58 yeast.

 

[part16john]

Kegged it this weekend...great color and tasted great warm and uncarbed.

 

[two_hearted]

Just brewed this again as a nice hot weather beer. Accidentally doubled the white wheat, we'll see what happens. Used wlp400.

Did a double brew day tonight. wrapping up an IPA as we speak. Reminds me of when we used to fire up the kettle around 8-9pm back when I was fresh out of college and not finish until 3am. Ah, the glory days.

 

[bolus14]

I brewed a 5gal batch of this on Sunday, BIAB method. Stuck to the recipe for the most part.
I only had Halos(like Cuties) for oranges. So smaller and I only had 4 left. Since most have said that 2 large oranges work I thought 4 of these would work, I only ended up with about 1oz of zest.
I left out the black pepper and forgot about the flour mixture.
I also used a combo of WLP550 and WY3522 that I kept from a starter that was used for an Allagash Curieux clone.

I hit 1.048 on the nose, but ended up with a touch under 5gal in the fermenter. I'm pretty sure I know why I got less wort as I'm trying to figure out my BIAB starting water measurements and it seems like oats, flaked wheat, etc soak up more water than other grains.

My IBU's may end up at about 20 by my calculations and it may end up a little dryer since I got about 88% attenuation with the yeast in the Curieux clone.

I'll see how much the orange comes out after a couple weeks. If it's not coming through then I'm thinking if dry hopping with some Summit, any thoguhts? I was thinking of picking up some Summit hops for a Pale Ale anyways so...

 

[bolus14]

Checked on my batch today. Gravity is down to 1.008, which is almost at the very bottom of the Witbier style, but I was exepcting that due to the yeast that I used. Still early, but the hydro has a very nice citrus character to it, I'm wondering if the chamomile is going to show up a little more or if it will stay the way it is, it's there if you know it but I would never guess if doing a blind test.

Unless this changes drastically this is what I expected Blue Moon to be like, honesty it's what I've looked for in a lot of Wit's and almost all that I have tried seem too dry and the citrus character almost non existent. I have tried Ommegang's Witte, Southampton's Double White, and Bell's Winter White and they're all good, just seem underdone on the citrus. So, I'm hoping/wondering if anybody else that's brewed this has seen the orange fade completely?

It's only been a week so at least another 2 - 3 in the bucket then I'll bottle it up.

 

[bigken462]

Slightly off topic, but I noticed on a early post of from this thread someone was using a Home Brew Talk labeled beer glass. Where does a fella get his hands on one of those?

 

[bolus14]

Anybody think this is an infection? The areas that look white are like foam. I poked a couple with my thief and they go away. Just seems like the krausen doesn't want to drop.

 

[bolus14]

Also gravity is down to .096

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