REPEAT 1/8/21
Made with RO water.
Brew day went decent. Made the anticipated pre boil and post boil gravity (1.040 / 1.051). Volume was a little shy of 5 gallons.
Added salts to initial protein rest @ 122 for 30 minutes. Raised temp via HERMS to 152. Grain volume was a little low so the temperature probe was resting directly on top of grain bed. Used a long glass standard thermometer for temp readings. Held 152 - 150 nice and steady.
Ended up with 2.7 ounces of zest / coriander. Lemons were zested while the limes and oranges were shaved. All placed into a food processor with a dash of vodka. Coriander was placed in processor as well. Everything was dropped in via 300 micron tube @ 5 minutes. "Fruity Pebbles" all day!!! Smelled excellent. Great color so far.
Oxygen for 60 seconds then transferred into fermenter low to mid 60's. 1 pack of WLP400 pitched.
Mash and boil were both 90 minutes which made for a long day. Really cant wait for my new system to get set up. 10 gallons will make this all worth it. This was a long brew day. Need to set up second pump on a switch ASAP.
1/10/20 @ 1137 hours: Fermentation is slow and has hardly started. Next time make a starter.
UPDATE:
After reading an article written by Jamil on BYO, I saw to add up to 10% flaked oats to the recipe. I've motified this recipe and added .5 lbs of oats. Also, i would like to experiment with camamil tea bags in the boil. I've also lowered the munich addition from .5 lbs to .35 lbs.
Brewed on 2/5. Fermentation set at 65-67 for 4 days. Raised to 70. Day 7, beer was slowly fermenting at 70. Gravity 1.014. Still has 7 days to go. Taste very good so far. Can definitely taste the citrus and orange. Day 10, gravity was down to 1.010. Cold crashed for 2 days then kegged.
Beer carbonated very well. Color and haze was spot on. Aroma was citrus and fruit. The beer took on a BlueMoon flavor due to the coriander DH. Added a slice of orange to a glass and it was very enjoyable. Definitely a repeat
Comments
Nice Witbier recipe....... Brewdog333
11/12/2017 6:08:08 AM
Thanks. Yeah the beer came out really good. I didn't keg it though. I usually do, but I wanted some of that yeasty goodness in the beer so I cold crashed it at 45DF as opposed to 34DF for 24 hours and then filled it into 22 oz bottles. I'm happy I did it this way.
11/12/2017 9:16:20 AM
I also like the 22oz bottles so I can share with a friend when they stop by. Or it makes for a nice big glass of beer for myself. My New Moon recipe came out better than blue moon or shock top and have been working on it for 3 plus years. Cheers!
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Nice Witbier recipe....... Brewdog333
11/12/2017 6:08:08 AMThanks. Yeah the beer came out really good. I didn't keg it though. I usually do, but I wanted some of that yeasty goodness in the beer so I cold crashed it at 45DF as opposed to 34DF for 24 hours and then filled it into 22 oz bottles. I'm happy I did it this way.
11/12/2017 9:16:20 AMI also like the 22oz bottles so I can share with a friend when they stop by. Or it makes for a nice big glass of beer for myself. My New Moon recipe came out better than blue moon or shock top and have been working on it for 3 plus years. Cheers!
11/12/2017 1:39:40 PM