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Bitchin Belgain Wit
Refreshing summer brew
| Brewer: | KG | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Bitchin Belgain Wit | Style: | Belgian White (Wit) | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 35 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.045 | FG: | - | |||||
| Alcohol: | - | |||||||
| Water: | Distilled Water | |||||||
| Grain: | 8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) | |||||||
| Steep: | Steep dextrine cara-pils in 2.5 gallons water at 150° for 30 minutes. Remove and add extracts, whole wheat flour and hallertaur hops boil 60 minutes. Last 15 add honey, cascade, Irish Moss Orange zest and coriander. | |||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.090 | 2.5 gallons | |||||
| 3 lb. 4 oz. Light malt extract 1 lb. 4 oz. Light dry malt extract 1 lb. Honey 4 oz. whole Wheat .25 oz. coriander .25 oz. orange zest |
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| Irish Moss for the last 15 minutes | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1.5 oz. Hallertauer (4.25% AA, 60 min.) 1.5 oz. Cascade (4.5% AA, 60 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Safbrew T-58 Wheat Rehydrate with 1 cup distilled water. Pitch after yeast has sat for a half hour. | |||||||
| Log: | ferment for 4-6 days. Rack to secondary for 5 days. 5 oz corn sugar for bottling | |||||||
| Tasting: | very clean and crisp. Chill haze was present after 30 days in bottles. Great orange nose | |||||||
Recipe posted 04/02/04.
