Witbier OhioBrewtus' Hoegaarden Clone - (AG)

[drawdy10]

Drink an IPA or pale ale then go back to the howgaarden clone and then tell me if it's bitter! Haha

 

[BeachBeerBoo]

Just tapped this after 11 days in the keg (couldn't wait any longer). Absolutely delicious
Going to be a great summer.

 

[BoomerSoonerBrewer]

I wonder it would be like to go small on the orange and omit the coriander and hop with high AA/citrusy hops what the result would be like. I realize the IBUs would mean it was no longer technically a Belgian Wit. I think I might try a small batch to experiment.

 

[drawdy10]

I brewed another batch of this yesterday. 10 gallons. Great recipe. (if you follow it) I used double the coriander and orange peel though! Am I doomed?

 

[drawdy10]

I brewed another batch of this yesterday. 10 gallons. Great recipe. (if you follow it) I used double the coriander and orange peel though! Am I doomed?

Update: double orange peel and coriander didn't hurt it (may actually be better) I used to think this was better with a fresh orange slice in it but now it has all the flavor you need already in it so it doesn't leave you wanting that extra orange slice.

 

[MurphysLawBrewer]

I'd like to get a nice Belgian Wit bier bottled for summer, anyone have any ideas on how I can make this an extract recipe with some steeped grains? Is it possible to achieve the hallmark Hoegaarden color with an extract recipe?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[AndyMac81]

What was the AA % in your cascade hops?


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[MikePote]

yeast cultivated and stepped multiple times from Hoegaarden bottles
California Ale V (WLP051)
Belgian Wit (WLP400)

This confuses me. Is that a blend hoegaarden uses that you cultured from bottles? Is that what you get when you culture hoegaarden yeast?

 

[drawdy10]

Those are three separate options. You can culture from bottles or use the Two different wlp versions he mentions. I use Wyeast 3944 when I make this recipe. It is my one and only go-to wit recipe and love it. This charts says 3944 is the hoegaarden yeast: http://www.mrmalty.com/yeast.htm



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[signpost]

I'm gonna need to try this one sometime this summer.

 

[MollyHatchet]

Just got the grains pulled out for this one, got it scheduled for next Monday.


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[MikePote]

Im going to brew this this weekend. I have cultured hoegaarden yeast in the fridge and am going to replace the adjuncts with a half or so jar of marmalade. I did it once on a saison and it worked great. Thanks for the recipe. Results in 6 weeks or so.

 

[AndyMac81]

How much of a challenge was it to culture from Hoegarden dregs?


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[MikePote]

How much of a challenge was it to culture from Hoegarden dregs?


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I actually cultured it from a single bottle of Avery White Rascal. They list recipes to a bunch of their brews here http://averybrewing.com/brewery/recipes-for-homebrewers/ and use hoegaarden yeast. I planned on doing a simple wit and because I like white rascal and had the recipe from the source I was going to brew it but never did. I love culturing from bottles. It is so easy and where I get pretty much all of my yeast.

 

[Almfamily]

My brother asked if I could make something like a Hoegaarden, and lo and behold here is a good one - subscribed!

 

[pedroruiz90]

Hey guys, this is the second beer I'm going to brew (I <3 hoegaarden) and I just have a question about the double batch sparge and the draw off. I guess you mix the original water from the mashing with the sparges. Do you let it sit for a while or do you draw the 6.25 gallons off inmediately? aren't you taking away some sugars doing this?

 

[drawdy10]

Pedro,
This video is extremely helpful if you are going for the batch Sparging brew technique.
http://youtu.be/JMHLqnWCNjE
What is your fermentation control and yeast pitching plans? The fermentation is what makes this beer amazing with that Belgian witbier yeast.


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[pedroruiz90]

Thanks a lot drawdy10, I now understand how it should be done. I'm sorry but I don't know what to answer to your question, I guess it's because I don't have any. I was going to place the fermentor in the coolest room I can find.

About the yeast, I couldn't find the WLP400 or the Wyeast alternative one, so I got Wyeast Forbidden Fruit and Safbrew WB-06. Since I'm a new with this I wanted to see by myself the difference yeast makes to the beer and I was planning on brewing 10 liters in total (5 liters for each yeast).

What do you think? I'd like to know your opinion

 

[AndyMac81]

Wb 06 is a decent wit yeast but brewferm Blanche might be a better choice to experiment with for a wit of this style.


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[user 198378]

Is there an extract version of this? Maybe 5-6#s of bavarian wheat LME and steep some the belgian pilsner?

 

[user 198378]

Nvmd found some...

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/hoegaarden-clone-76099/index3.html

http://www.highgravitybrew.com/docs/LadyInWhite.pdf

 

[zxr400]

Just brewed this two weeks ago but with Wyeast 3944, OG 1049.
Tried a sample yesterday - tastes amazing and so close to Hoegaarden.

Great recipe, one ill definitely hang on to

 

[pmaster]

Brewed this 2 weeks ago, bottled yesterday, looking foward to trying it out!
OG: 1.053, FG, 1.011

 

[funnelweb]

Hoegaarden is Pasteurized, i.e fermentation yeast is dead. So what you propagate from bottles is the carb yeast, which for sure is not the same as the fermantation yeast. There are only a few breweries left in Germany that does it the old way with no past. and filtering, Schneider amongst.

http://www.bohemiabeer.eu/en/beer/483
http://discussions.realbeer.com/archive/index.php/t-11511.html