Original Gravity: 1.0465 Final Gravity: 1.0116 Alcohol by Volume: 4.571%
Belgian Wit is a light, wheat based beer with light to medium body, slight sweetness and a zesty orange-fruity finish. It has a clean crisp profile, low hop bitterness and high carbonation with a large white head. Traditional Wit is slightly cloudy due to the use of unmalted wheat, and pale to light gold in color.
3 lb Wheat Dry Malt Extract
2 lb Torrified Wheat Malt
2 lb Belgian Pilsen Malt
1/4 lb Acidulated Malt
1/4 lb Rice Hulls
2 oz Styrian Goldings Hops
1/4 oz Bitter Orange Peel
1/4 oz Sweet Orange Peel
1/2 oz Coriander
1/2 tsp Cumin. (not included in recipe)
1 pkg WLP400 Belgian Wit Yeast Next Generation
4 oz. Crown Caps (approx. 55 caps)
5 oz. Priming Sugar (approx. 3/4 cup)
Place grains into 1 1/2 gal. cold water & heat to 150oF. Remove from heat cover & allow to steep for 1 hour. Sparge with 1 gal. 170oF water & return liquid to brew pot. Add wheat dry malt . Stir until dissolved. Return to heat & bring to low very light boil. Add 1 oz. hops to brew pot & keep at low boil for 50 min. Add final 1 oz. hops for the last 10 minutes of the boil Add Coriander, both Orange Peels and Cumin for the last 5 minutes of the boil. Remove from heat & steep for 5 min. Strain into 3 gal. cold water & pitch yeast when cooled to 80oF or below. Yields 5 gal.
