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question on belgian witbier recipe...please help!

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by birdman200, Oct 2, 2012.

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  1. birdman200

    birdman200 Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2010 Massachusetts

    So I got the grains needed for a belgian witbier I'm doing tomorrow. The guy at store helped me formulate the recipe. I know there is:

    5 lb belgian pilsner
    and there is flaked wheat, and regular wheat malt.

    One of the wheats is 3 or 3.5 lbs, the other is 1 lb. Which one would make more sense to be higher than the other? I am just trying to make sure that I have the recipe right (or as best I can). I also forgot to get rice hulls, so I'll have to be careful during the mash.
     
    #1 birdman200, Oct 2, 2012
  2. Homebrew42

    Homebrew42 Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2006 New York

    A traditional wit recipe wouldn't have any malted wheat in it, just pilsner malt, unmalted wheat, and often unmalted oats as well.
     
    #2 Homebrew42, Oct 2, 2012
  3. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,363) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Here is a good article on Wit beers: http://brewingtechniques.com/library/styles/2_4style.html

    From this article:

    “Traditional recipes describe the grist as around 54% malted barley, 41% unmalted wheat, and 5% unmalted oats, though considerable variation was surely present (1).”

    I personally do not use unmalted oats in making my Wit beers. I use a 50/50 mix of Belgian Pilsner malt and flaked wheat (unmalted wheat).

    Cheers!
     
    #3 JackHorzempa, Oct 2, 2012
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