Belgian Wit

With the kegs getting tapped, gotta brew to keep the brews flowing. Just did another spring time beer - A beglian wit. Again, lower alcohol but plenty of fruity flavors. I've never made one before so I didn't venture too far away from known protocols. I based the recipe on a Hoegaarden clone. Target 1.045 with an 80% efficiency.

For beer geeks: 3.6# Belg pils, 3.25# unmalted wheat, 0.3# malted wheat, 0.25# aromatic malt, 0.75#flaked wheat, 0.75# Flaked oats, 0.5# crystal 40, 0.25# honey malt. Step mach, at 122 for 30 min raise to 154 for 60 min, mash out 170. Boil schedule: 90 minute boil; 60 min 0.825 oz halertau 6.2%, 15 min 3/4 t coriander, peel from 1 orange, and 0.25t grains of paradise; 5 min 3/4 t coriander, peel from 1 orange, and 0.25t grains of paradise. Chill and pitch with 3944 Belgian wit --- started for a couple of days. OG 1.044, but i think i might have gotten 6 gallons???

So I had an early soccer game and brewed before it. I set the water out and grains out the night before so all I had to do was turn on the stove to be ready to go. I amazingly finished in about 4 hours even with the extra mash infusion and longish boil. Good brew day and excited to test it out.