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.