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WIT

159 calories 17.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Kris
Calories: 159 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 12th 2017
1.048
1.013
4.7%
15.8
3.7
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.90 lb Belgian - Pilsner4.9 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 43.6%
4.50 lb Flaked Wheat4.5 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 40%
1.10 lb Flaked Oats1.1 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 9.8%
0.25 lb Belgian - Munich0.25 lb Munich 38 6 2.2%
0.50 lb Rice Hulls0.5 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 4.4%
11.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 15.75 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 oz fresh citrus zest Spice Boil 5 min.
0.40 oz crushed coriander seed Spice Boil 5 min.
0.03 oz dried chamomile flowers Spice Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Witbier 3944
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
62 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.7 qt/lb 7.59 30.4  
Mash volume with grains 8.49 34  
Grain absorption losses -1.41 -5.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.1 g | 4.4 qt) 1.56 6.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.16 36.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Blanche Oreiller
(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)
OG = 1.050 (12.4 °P) FG = 1.011 (2.8 °P)
IBU = 20 SRM: 4 ABV = 5.0%

Ingredients

4.5 lb. (2.0 kg) flaked wheat (1 °L)
4.9 lb. (2.2 kg) Pilsner malt (1.6 °L)
1.1 lb. (0.5 kg) flaked oats (1 °L)
0.25 lb. (113 g) Munich malt (8 °L)
0.5 lb. (227 g) rice hulls or other natural filter
4 AAU Hallertau hops (60 mins) (1.0 oz/28 g of 4% alpha acids)
1.5 oz. (43 g) fresh citrus zest (5 mins)
0.4 oz. (11 g) crushed coriander seed (5 mins)
0.03 oz. (1 g) dried chamomile flowers (5 mins)
Wyeast 3944 (Belgian Witbier), White Labs WLP400 (Belgian Wit Ale) or Brewferm Blanche dried yeast

Step by Step

Mill the grains (including the flaked grains, but excluding the rice hulls). Mix the rice hulls into the grain post milling and dough-in targeting a mash of around 1.5 quarts of water to one pound of grain (a liquor-to-grist ratio of about 3:1 by weight) and a temperature of 122 °F (50 °C). Hold the mash at 122 °F (50 °C) for 15 minutes then raise the temperature over the next 15 minutes to 154 °F (68 °C). Hold until conversion is complete, about 60 to 90 minutes. Raise the temperature to mash out at 168 °F (76 °C). Sparge slowly with 170 °F (77 °C) water, collecting wort until the pre-boil kettle volume is around 6.5 gallons (25 L) and the gravity is 1.039 (9.7 °P).

The total wort boil time is 90 minutes, which helps reduce the SMM present in the lightly-kilned Pilsner malt and results in less DMS in the beer. Add the bittering hops with 60 minutes remaining and the spices with five minutes left in the boil. Do not bother with Irish moss or other kettle finings. Chill the wort rapidly to 68 °F (20 °C), let the break material settle, rack to the fermenter and aerate thoroughly.

Pitch ten grams of properly rehydrated dry yeast or use two liquid yeast packages. Alternatively make a 2 qt. (2 L) starter using one package of liquid yeast. Begin fermentation at 68 °F (20 °C) slowly raising temperature to 72 °F (22 °C) by the last one-third of fermentation. When finished, carbonate the beer to approximately 2.5 to 3 volumes of CO2.

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