August Club Only Competition Results
The Humble Homebrewer strikes again! Allan from 1912 has spoken, and the winner is Mike Cook with his Belgian Witbier! Congratulations!
Belgian Witbier as described by Mike,
“A subtle but complex Belgian wheat beer brewed with a combination of four spices including coriander, bitter orange peel, chamomile, and grains of paradise.”Here’s his recipe:
1912 Witbier
Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.92 gal
Boil Time: 75 min
End of Boil Vol: 6.24 gal
Final Bottling Vol: 5.22 gal
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
Brewer: Mike Cook
Equipment: Pot and Cooler ( 5 Gal/19 L) – All Grain
Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 76.4 %
Ingredients
| Amt |
Name |
Type |
# |
%/IBU |
| 6.0 oz |
Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) |
Adjunct |
1 |
3.8 % |
| 4 lbs 14.7 oz |
Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (1.8 SRM) |
Grain |
2 |
49.3 % |
| 2 lbs 14.1 oz |
Wheat, Flaked (2.0 SRM) |
Grain |
3 |
28.9 % |
| 15.4 oz |
Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) |
Grain |
4 |
9.6 % |
| 7.7 oz |
Munich I (Weyermann) (7.1 SRM) |
Grain |
5 |
4.8 % |
| 5.8 oz |
Acid Malt (2.2 SRM) |
Grain |
6 |
3.7 % |
| 13.00 g |
Tradition [6.90 %] – Boil 60.0 min |
Hop |
7 |
11.1 IBUs |
| 0.50 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins) |
Other |
8 |
– |
| 10.00 g |
Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 mins) |
Spice |
9 |
– |
| 10.00 g |
Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 5.0 mins) |
Spice |
10 |
– |
| 2.00 g |
Chamomile (Boil 5.0 mins) |
Spice |
11 |
– |
| 2.00 g |
Seeds of Paradise (Boil 5.0 mins) |
Spice |
12 |
– |
| 7.00 g |
Tradition [6.90 %] – Boil 2.0 min |
Hop |
13 |
0.5 IBUs |
| 1.0 pkg |
Belgian Wit Ale (White Labs #WLP400) [35.49 ml] |
Yeast |
14 |
– |
Gravity, Alcohol Content and ColorEst Original Gravity: 1.044 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.5 %
Bitterness: 11.6 IBUs
Est Color: 3.4 SRM
Measured Original Gravity: 1.049 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.1 %
Calories: 161.8 kcal/12oz
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Equal Run
Sparge Water: 3.32 gal
Sparge Temperature: 185.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE
Total Grain Weight: 9 lbs 15.7 oz
Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Mash PH: 5.20
Mash Steps
| Name |
Description |
Step Temperature |
Step Time |
| Mash In |
Add 13.38 qt of water at 165.8 F |
152.0 F |
60 min |
| Mash Step |
Add 6.18 qt of water at 180.5 F |
160.0 F |
2 min |
Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun , 3.32gal) of 185.0 F water
Mash Notes: This is set up to create equal runnings out of the mash tun. (Pre-boil volume / 2) = (Mash In – Grain Absorb – Tun Deadspace) + Mash Step #2
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Keg
Pressure/Weight: 14.89 PSI
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 45.0 F
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
Volumes of CO2: 2.5
Carbonation Used: Keg with 14.89 PSI
Age for: 14.00 days
Storage Temperature: 45.0 F
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