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Cottage White

I was looking for a similar beer to last summer, with a touch more hoppiness.
Paddock Wood was out of the wheat yeast I wanted, so I decided to go with
Forbidden Fruit instead this year. I was looking for a success, so no steeping
or anything complicated. Straight extract beer with a few spices.

Brewer: Colin Henein Email: -
Beer: Cottage White Style: Belgian White (Wit)
Type: Extract Size: 5.5 gallons
Color:
5 HCU (~5 SRM)
Bitterness: 15 IBU
OG: 1.047 FG: 1.011
Alcohol: 4.7% v/v (3.7% w/w)
Water: Tap water was run through a rainfresh activated carbon filter
(for lead reduction as we have a lead water service line).
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.086 3 gallons
2kg 700g Munton's Wheat DME
1/4 tsp yeast nutrient - 15 min
20g crushed coriander seed - 5 min
25g grated fresh South African navel orange peel - 5 min
Hops: 19.4g Organic NZ Hallertauer Mittelfruh (8.8% AA, 60 min.)
Yeast: Two packages of Wyeast 3463 Forbidden Fruit. They were old, but
I didn't have time to make a starter so used both.
Log: Brewday was Friday July 13. Fermented in the low 70s. Bottled after 12 days.
Carbonation: Shooting for 2.5 volumes of CO2, batch-primed with 141g of corn sugar.
Tasting: Great tasting beer! Will do it again.

Recipe posted 08/09/07.