Biere de Mars

Found a similar recipe in the beertool.com website. It looked interesting but did not contain any enzime-containing malts to convert the high adjunct load. I compensated for this in the formulation of this recipe. If you want to see the original recipe, follow this link:

http://www.beertools.com/cgi-bin/view3.cgi?link=lib0000000582.

What got me interested is the reference to the delicate nature of this beer and the use of honey. I'll keep you posted on the results.

Brewer:	Daniel Hurtubise		Email:	dhurtubise@hotmail.com
Beer:	Biere de Mars		Style:	Belgian White
Type:	Partial mash		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	2 HCU (~2 SRM)		Bitterness:	16 IBU
OG:	1.037		FG:	1.007
Alcohol:	3.9% v/v (3.0% w/w)
Water:	Soft water.
Grain:	1.5 lb. American 2-row 0.25 lb. Belgian CaraVienne 0.75 lb. Flaked wheat
Mash:	70% efficiency
	I mashed the grain bill in the kettle due to the small amounts required. I did a protein rest at 120F for 1/2 hour in 3/4 gallon. Then I slowly brought the grist to 150F and held it there for 45 minutes. Sparged the grains with 3.5 gallons of 170F water to ensure complete washing.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.051	4 gallons
	3.5 lb. Honey
	Brought wort to a full boil. Added the honey and 1 oz willamette hops. With 15 minutes remaining, I added Irish Moss, 1 tsp Yeast Nutrient and 1/4 oz Bitter orange peels.
Hops:	1 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 60 min.)
Yeast:	Wyeast 3944 from 1 Liter starter.
Carbonation:	1 cup priming sugar.
Tasting:	08/27/02 Too much honey. There is a funky sweetness left behind (from the honey?). Next time, use less than half the honey and substitute with equal amounts of light pale extract syrup or 1.3x mashed two rowe pils malt.

Recipe posted 08/28/02.