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Witty White

This is an all-grain kit from Beer, Beer, More Beer. The grain bill is big to make up for ineffecient sparges, I guess.

Brewer: Nathan Shackelford Email: nathan@shackelford.org
Beer: Witty White Style: Belgian White (Wit)
Type: All grain Size: 5.5 gallons
Color:
4 HCU (~4 SRM)
Bitterness: 27 IBU
OG: 1.064 FG: 1.010
Alcohol: 7.0% v/v (5.5% w/w)
Water: Tap water, no treatment.
Grain: 10 lb. 8 oz. American 2-row
1 lb. Flaked oats
1.5 lb. Raw wheat
Mash: 75% efficiency
Mashed at 152-155 for 60 minutes. Sparged slowly for 45 minutes. The sparge went smoothly.
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.055 6.5 gallons
Irish Moss added at 40 minutes into the boil.
1 oz of Corriander and 1 oz. bitter organge peel added for last 5 minutes of the boil.
Hops: 1 oz. Hallertauer (6.8% AA, 60 min.)
1 oz. Saaz (3.9% AA, 10 min.)
Yeast: White Labs Wit Yeast starter 1 quart.
Log: Cooled wort to 75, pitched yeast. Dropped strainer into wort. Shouted out loud. Fished it out.
Fermentation started within 3 hours. Fermented at around 70.

Recipe posted 06/11/02.