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Summer Orange Wit
a great summer brew!
| Brewer: | the Red Stoners | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Summer Orange Wit | Style: | Belgian White (Wit) | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 25 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.046 | FG: | 1.013 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 4.2% v/v (3.3% w/w) | |||||||
| Grain: | 4 oz. Wheat malt 1 lb. American crystal 10L |
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| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.076 | 3 gallons | |||||
| 3.3 lb. Light malt extract 3.3 lb. Wheat extract |
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| add juice of 2 whole lemons and 1/2 tsp. Grains of Paradise for last 2 minutes of boil in hop bag. Transfer G of P to primary fermentor. |
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| Hops: | 1.00 oz. Perle (8% AA, 60 min.) 1.00 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 5 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Wyeast Belgian Wit | |||||||
| Log: | Ferment with zest of 2 lemons and 2 oranges in a hop bag. This took a long time to ferment in my basement, but it was worth it. I transferred it to a secondary, and took out the lemon/orange zest. It bubbled slowly for almost a month. |
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| Carbonation: | ~2/3 cup + 1Tbs. corn sugar | |||||||
| Tasting: | Really light and summery orange (but beery) flavor. Great soapy head that lasts to the bottom of the glass. YUMMY ! ! ! |
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Recipe posted 06/14/06.
