Last Updated on Sunday, 4 April 2010 06:32 Written by admin Friday, 24 October 2008 12:03

5lbs Flaked Wheat
3lbs 2-row
3lbs 6-row
1 oz Liberty (.5 60 min, .25 10 min, and .25 0 min)
1 oz Bitter Orange Peel (5 min)
.5 oz Coriander (5 min)
Wyeat Belgian Witbier

My head retention isn’t the greatest. It’s not huge and dense like I want. I’m thinking more priming sugar, but it already has decent carbonation.. Could the oils from the orange peel be killing it?

And I’m getting that typical ham aroma from the bitter orange peel. To counter this, I’m thinking about adding .5 oz of sweet orange peel. I think it would put the ham aroma in the background.. where it should be.

Now if it’s the oils from the orange that are killing the head retention, I can’t imagine adding sweet orange peel..

I realize some might consider a full ounce of bitter orange peel to be a lot, but I like the bitterness. What do you guys think? I was thinking maybe adding the bitter orange peel a bit earlier might help.

Last Updated on Sunday, 4 April 2010 06:32 Written by admin Wednesday, 15 October 2008 09:17

A ProMash Brewing Session – Recipe Details Report

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 10.50 Wort Size (Gal): 10.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 27.00
Anticipated OG: 1.064 Plato: 15.78
Anticipated SRM: 8.0
Anticipated IBU: 24.0?
Brewhouse Efficiency: 69 %
Wort Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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7.4 2.00 lbs. Flaked Oats America 1.033 2
37.0 10.00 lbs. Wheat Malt America 1.038 2
3.7 1.00 lbs. CaraPilsner France 1.035 10
3.7 1.00 lbs. Victory Malt America 1.034 25
3.7 1.00 lbs. Crystal 40L America 1.034 40
44.4 12.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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2.00 oz. Tettnanger Whole 4.60 18.3 60 min.
.5 oz. leftover mixed low AA hops Pellet 6.00? ? 60 min.

Extras

Amount Name Type Time
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0.07 Oz Grains of Paradise Spice 0 Days(boil)
2.50 Oz Sweet Orange Peel Spice 0 Min.(boil)
0.65 Oz Coriander Seed Spice 0 Min.(boil)
0.23 Oz Irish Moss Fining 45 Min.(boil)
0.23 Oz Irish Moss Fining 15 Min.(boil)

Yeast
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White Labs WLP400 Belgian Wit Ale

Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step

Grain Lbs: 27.00
Water Qts: 35.91 – Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 8.98 – Before Additional Infusions

Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.33 – Before Additional Infusions

Saccharification Rest Temp : 154 Time: 90
Mash-out Rest Temp : 0 Time: 0
Sparge Temp : 168 Time: 0

Notes
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At flame out add 12 lbs frozen/thawed macerated choke cherries. pasteurize for 20 minutes at 165 degrees, while stirring to distribute juice. Strain out seeds and pulp when transferring to primary fermenter.

2 grams GOP, and the orange peel and coriander at flameout — they will add their flavor during the chokecherries pasteurizing process.

Last Updated on Sunday, 4 April 2010 06:32 Written by admin Wednesday, 15 October 2008 09:10

A ProMash Recipe Report

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 13.00
Anticipated OG: 1.072 Plato: 17.40
Anticipated SRM: 3.8
Anticipated IBU: 52.9
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65 %
Wort Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Formulas Used
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Additional Utilization Used For Pellet Hops: 10 %

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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69.3 9.00 lbs. Pilsener Belgium 1.037 2
15.4 2.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
15.4 2.00 lbs. Beet Sugar Generic 1.046 0

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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1.00 oz. Galena Pellet 10.00 44.5 60 min.
0.50 oz. Czech Saaz Pellet 3.50 4.0 30 min.
1.50 oz. Czech Saaz Pellet 4.00 4.4 5 min.
0.50 oz. Amarillo Pellet 8.90 0.0 0 min.
1.50 oz. Amarillo Pellet 8.90 0.0 Dry Hop

Yeast
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WYeast 3522 Belgian Ardennes

Fermented @ ~65F