My first Beer Smith Recipe.... Please Critique

[poorboy2011]

Well, I did my first Altbier kit last weekend and will rack to carboy tonight to let it sit at 55 degrees in the basement for a couple of weeks before bottling...so I need a new batch for this weekend.

I'm using beer smith and here's what I'm shooting for....a nice wit/hoe clone. tell me what you think I need and or don't need. This is extract only but after this round I will start doing some mini or partial mash kits.

I boil 5 gallons at a time and use an imersion chiller.

3.33 pilsner lme
3.33 wheat lme
.75 goldings east kent 60 min
.25 crystal 10 min
.75 oz of coriander seeds 5 min
.75 oz orange peel (bitter) 5 min
White labs belgin wit ale yeast

I would also like to steep some grains with this reciepe but I'm not sure what if anything to use?

 

[McGarnigle]

My first thought is, why not use all wheat LME? Wheat extract is actually ~50% wheat, so you're down to ~25% wheat. It isn't wrong to do it your way, but just so you know.

Wits generally don't have much in the way of steeping grains. At most, use a light crystal (20L?).

.75 oz. coriander sounds like a lot to me...that stuff is very light. But I'll defer to others. I've used Coriander before but usually think in terms of teaspoons, not weight.

 

[poorboy2011]

Thanks. All wheat LME gets the color really dark and out of the style of a wit according to beer smith.

I think you're spot on with the coriander though...I think I entered the wrong mesurement. What do you think it should be for a 5 gallon batch...time also.

 

[McGarnigle]

Coriander: maybe a tablespoon? For all I know, that's .75 ounces. Adding at 5 minutes seems right.

 

[dcp27]

BS is crazy, wheat extract is around 3L not 8L. go with all wheat and add half late to keep your color light.

for steeping, crystal 10/20 or honey malt would be ok. flaked oats, rye, or wheat are other options too, but they really need to be mashed.

 

[poorboy2011]

10-4 Thanks