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Brett's Wit
| Brewer: | Brett Pellock | Email: | pellock@mit.edu | |||||
| Beer: | Brett's Wit | Style: | Belgian White (Wit) | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.25 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 22 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.048 | FG: | 1.009 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.0% v/v (4.0% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Used grocery store (Star Market) bottled spring water. | |||||||
| Grain: | 4 lb. Belgian Pilsner 4 oz. Rolled oats 3 lb. 12 oz. Flaked wheat |
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| Mash: | 89% efficiency | |||||||
| Used 4 cups rice hulls (0.25lb) to prevent stuck mash. Protein rest at 122F for 30 minutes Mash at 152F for 60 minutes Recirculated first 1.5 gallons of runoff. Sparged with 170F water. Collected 6 gallons runoff to boil |
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| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.042 | 6 gallons | |||||
| 1 oz. bitter orange peel (half at 15 minutes, half at end of boil) 2 Tbsp. ground coriander (half at 15 minutes, half at end of boil) Zest of two lemons (10 minutes) 2 oz. grated fresh ginger (10 minutes) |
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| Hops: | 1.0 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 60 min.) 0.5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 20 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Wyeast 3944 - Belgian White Yeast Pitched 2 cups of starter culture. |
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| Log: | Brewed on Aug. 26, 2000 Racked to secondary Sept. 6, 2000 Bottled Oct. 2, 2000 |
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| Carbonation: | Primed with 1.25 cups LME in 2 cups water | |||||||
| Tasting: | At bottling: Wow! Distinct phenolic character. Round spice flavor, none of the spices dominate. Beautiful blond color, hazy when chilled. Bitterness from bitter orange peel evident. Looking forward to tasting the finished product! |
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Recipe posted 10/03/00.
