Archive for August 5th, 2006

Belgium Wit Beer: Brew Day – August 5, 2006

Initial Gravity 1.047

In a large saucepan, I added the flaked oats and crushed white wheat malt and about a gal of water, enough to cover the grain bag. To cover the grain bag, which I had to add more water than…

Belgium Wit Beer – August 5, 2006

A partial mash recipe

OG: 1.046 – 1.050

FG: 1.012 – 1.018

IBUs: 11

Alcohol by Volume: 5%

Ingredients

  • 2 x 3.3 lb. Briess Wheat Malt Extract
  • 1 lb Flaked Oats
  • 8 oz Crushed white wheat malt
  • 1 oz Coriander Seed
  • 1 oz Bitter Orange Peel
  • 1 oz Tettnanger Hops ( bittering )
  • ( no finishing hops)
  • 5 oz Priming Sugar
  • 1 Dry Ale Yeast

American Amber Ale: Observation after Ageing – August 5, 2006

The beer is to starting to mellow out nicely. It was really quite hoppy for the first few weeks. Some of the hop sediment made its way into each bottle; this gave the beer a bit of sour and bitter taste…