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Nick's Belgian Witbier

Name: Nick's Belgian Witbier
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 4 lb BEST Pilsen; 4 lb White Wheat; 1 lb Flaked Oats; 0.5 oz Hersbrucker Spät Hops; 0.1 oz Northern Brewer Hops; 0.1 oz Hersbrucker Spät Hops

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Method: BIAB
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.75 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 61% (brew house)
Source: Nick
Calories: 167 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.3 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday February 16th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.051

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

5.4%

IBU (tinseth):

9.5

SRM (morey):

4.9

Mash pH

5.9

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4 lb	Bestmalz - BEST Pilsen4 lb BEST Pilsen	37	1.9	44.4%
4 lb	Rahr - White Wheat4 lb White Wheat	39.1	3.2	44.4%
1 lb	Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats	33	2.2	11.1%
9 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Barth-Haas - Hersbrucker Spät0.5 oz Hersbrucker Spät Hops	Pellet	2.75	Boil	60 min	6.94	71.4%
0.10 oz	Northern Brewer0.1 oz Northern Brewer Hops	Pellet	7.8	Boil	20 min	2.38	14.3%
0.10 oz	Barth-Haas - Hersbrucker Spät0.1 oz Hersbrucker Spät Hops	Pellet	2.75	Hop Stand at 170 °F	10 min	0.14	14.3%
0.70 oz / $ 0.00

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Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
6 g	corriander	Spice	Boil	10 min.
2 g	Chamomile	Spice	Boil	10 min.
58 g	wet cutie skins	Flavor	Boil	10 min.
2 g	Grains of Paradise	Spice	Boil	10 min.
1 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Wyeast - Belgian Witbier 3944

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	80%	Flocculation:	Med-Low
Optimum Temp:	62 - 75 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 67 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 22.94 psi Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
70	5	25	75	80	100
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Last Updated: 2026-03-16 23:35 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.60 oz	Barth-Haas - Hersbrucker Spät (Pellet)	7.08	85.7%
0.10 oz	Northern Brewer (Pellet)	2.38	14.3%
0.70 oz / $ 0.00