Orange You Witty Belgian Wit

DRUNKEN DRAGON
BREWING COMPANY
Orange You Witty Belgian Wit
STYLE: Witbier
ABV: 5.64 %
OG: 1.054
FG: 1.011
IBU: 20.5
All ABV and OGs approximate

Recipe for 4 gallons US

Malts:

Malt	Amount	Units
American Six-Row	2	lb
Munich Light	1	lb
Oats (Flaked)	1	lb
Pils 2-Row	3	lb
Rice Hulls	1	lb
Wheat (Flaked)	3	lb

Hops:

Hop	Form	Amount	Units	Add	Minutes
Saaz	Pellet	.7	oz	Boil	60
Saaz	Pellet	.7	oz	Boil	20
Saaz	Leaf	.6	oz	Boil	5

Yeast:

WLP400 Belgian Wit Ale Yeast

Miscellaneous Ingredients:

Ingredient

Amount

Units

Comments

Mash:

Step Type	Temp	Method	Time (min)	Directions
alpha	155.0 F	infusion	60	Mash in with 3.4 gallons US of water at 172.0 F

Notes:

Water choice: Zephyrhills

Primary: 69F (warm)

Additional ingredients and spices:

Rice hulls -- stir in at end of boil.

.25 ounces coriander. Add 5 minutes before end of boil.

At bottling time, add REGAN'S ORANGE BITTERS to taste. We've been using 32 splashes for 4 gallons (8 splashes per gallon)

This beer uses a CEREAL MASH (double mash). Take wheat, oatmeal, and six-row malt. Stew at 122F for 15 minutes. Raise to 150F, hold for 15 minutes. Raise to boiling, hold for 15 minutes. Use 1.875 gallons water.

Regular mash should be struck with 1.5625 gallons of 133F temperature water. This should end up as 122F.

Add the cereal mash in. Final mash is 155F. Rest for 45 minutes.

Sparge with 3.1 gallons @ 170F.

Brew History:

Date	History
3/12/2006	OG: 1.054 FG: 1.011 ABV: 5.64%
4/2/2006	OG: 1.052 FG: 1.016 For AHA conference ABV: 4.73%
11/12/2006	OG: 1.057 FG: 1.011 BFBC 2007: 35 / 50 ABV: 6.04%
9/14/2008	OG: 1.053 FG: 1.016 ABV: 4.86%
9/27/2008	OG: 1.060 FG: 1.014 BFBC 2009: 26 / 50 ABV: 6.04%

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