Whisky Wife Wit
Well, my hot brewing model liked Whisky Wife Wheat, but I really think that hefes are not really a style of beer that interests her as much as Belgium Wit beers. She likes her Shock Top and Blue Moons, and my Whisky Wife Wheat should really be more along those lines.... lighter with less of that hefe clove / banana taste and more citrusy orange taste.
At the same time, one of my intentions in 2010 was to start moving
away from Mr. Beer ingredients. One thing I did was to make WWW both with Mr. Beer and
with a completely non-Mr. Beer formulation. The idea was to see which one
the beer model preferred. The non-Mr. Beer recipe won easily.
The second batch I made of this was for 5 gallons (well... actually split between 2 fermenters, more like 4.8). The cost is about the same as half batch size using the Mr. Beer ingredients. It is very good that this was the preferred recipe.
Batch 3, I finally decided to go with an all-grain version of the witbier.
To look on my blog for articles specific to this beer, click here.
He drinks a whisky drinkI would quite often change the words to:
He drinks a vodka drink
He drinks a lager drink
He drinks a cider drink
He sings the songs that remind him Of the good times
He sings the songs that remind him Of the better times
He has a whisky wifeAnd sometimes when I needed a term-of-endearment for my bride, I would use "Whisky Wife". As in "Hey, Whisky Wife, get me a beer! NOW!" I don't use that one as much as I used to. I should start again. Don't you think?
He has a vodka wife
He has a lager wife
He has a cider wife
| Whisky Wife Wit --- Batch 3 |
| Style | Witbier | Batch Size | 5.50 gal | |||
| Type | All Grain | Boil Size | |
7.76 gal | ||
| Brewhouse Efficiency | |
75.00 | |
Boil Time | |
90 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity | 1.050 SG | Estimated FG | 1.012 SG | ||||
| Recipe Bitterness | 15.6 IBUs (Rager) | Alcohol by Volume | 5.0 % | ||||
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| Recipe Color | 3.8 SRM |
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Ingredients
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU |
| 5 lbs | Pale Malt (2 Row) Bel (3.0 SRM) | Grain | 1 | 50.0 % |
| 3 lbs | Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 2 | 30.0 % |
| 2 lbs | Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) | Grain | 3 | 20.0 % |
| 0.250 oz | Columbus (Tomahawk) [17.00 %] - Boil 50.0 min | Hop | 4 | 15.6 IBUs |
| 0.50 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins) | Other | 5 | - |
| 2.00 oz | Orange Zest (Boil 5.0 mins) | Flavor | 6 | - |
| 0.75 oz | Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 mins) | Spice | 7 | - |
| 1.000 oz | Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min | Hop | 8 | 0.0 IBUs |
| 1.0 pkg | Belgian Witbier (harvested) (Wyeast Labs #3944) [125.00 ml] | Yeast | 9 | - |
Mash Profile
| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
| Mash In | Add 12.50 qt of water at 163.7 F | 152.0 F | 60 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps (1.95gal, 3.88gal) of 168.0 F water Recipe Notes
Note: 5 medium navel oranges zested came to 2 1/8 oz on 1/29/11
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