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MadBrewer's Spiced Wit Ale

MadBrewer's Spiced Wit Ale

Witbier • All Grain • 6 gal

Madbrewer

My version of the classic belgian style. Similar to Great White from Lost coast brewery, but my friends say they like it even more! Orange zest, corriander, and Chamomile round out the flavor.

June 16, 2007  01:11am

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Ingredients (All Grain6 gal)

  • 4.5 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • 4.5 lbs Midwest Wheat Malt

    Midwest Wheat Malt

    Light flavor and creamy head. For American weizenbier, weissbier and dunkelweiss.

  • .75 lbs Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • .75 lbs Barley Flaked

    Barley Flaked

    Helps head retention, imparts creamy smoothness. For porters and stouts.

  • .376 oz Northern Brewer -9.3 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Northern Brewer

    Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.

  • .5 oz Goldings -4.9 AA% whole; boiled 15 min

    Goldings

    Mild. Slightly flowery.

  • .25 oz Crystal -3.5 AA% whole; boiled 5 min

    Crystal

    Mild. 'Noble'. Used mainly for its aroma which is mild and pleasant.

  • .25 oz Goldings -4.9 AA% whole; boiled 5 min

    Goldings

    Mild. Slightly flowery.

  • 1oz Coarse ground corriander -(omitted from calculations)

    Coarse ground corriander

  • 7g Chamomile -(omitted from calculations)

    Chamomile

  • 1oz Zest of two oranges -(omitted from calculations)

    Zest of two oranges

  • 1/4tsp Trub clear -(omitted from calculations)

    Trub clear

  • Wyeast1007German Ale™

    Wyeast1007German Ale™

    Ferments dry and crisp, leaving a complex but mild flavor. Produces an extremely rocky head and ferments well down to 55F.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 -Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: A -Witbier

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.048 1.044 -1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.008 -1.012
Color: 3.4 SRM 2 -4
Alcohol: 5.0% ABV 4.5% -5.5%
Bitterness: 16.0 IBU 10 -20

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