Whisky Wife Wit
Brewed: 01/29/2011 Kegged: 02/12/2010
 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.
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In case you're worried about the name "Whisky Wife", the beer has nothing in it that tastes like whiskey. Do you remember the song "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba? It was pretty popular pretty early in our marriage. Part of it goes:
He drinks a whisky drink
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
I would quite often change the words to:
He has a whisky wife
He has a vodka wife
He has a lager wife
He has a cider wife And 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?
Whisky Wife Wit --- Batch 3
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| Style |
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Witbier |
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Batch Size |
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5.50 gal |
| Type |
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All Grain |
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Boil Size |
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7.76 gal |
| Brewhouse Efficiency |
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75.00 |
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Boil Time |
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90 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
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1.050 SG |
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Estimated FG |
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1.012 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
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15.6 IBUs (Rager) |
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Alcohol by Volume |
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5.0 % |
| BU : GU |
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0.311 |
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| Recipe Color |
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3.8 SRM |
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Ingredients
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
Mash Steps
| 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
Brewing Record
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