Brew # 9 An Bán Oráiste (Belgian Wit)

Yesterday I spent the day brewing. My cat was my mascot, I wonder do the thousands of cat hairs floating around the house add a little something extra to my beer?. This was my second all grain batch. I bottled my first all grain batch during this time and made a right mess. The cloaked stranger stout unconditioned tastes fantastic, there was about half a pint left over (spilled the rest) after bottling so I drank that. All I can say is yum.
This is my first Wit beer and my first Belgian style. I have made a German wheat before but that was just a modified kit, though it did turn out very well.
For those who are not from this Island, let me explain the name. It is a very simple name translated roughly to "The white orange". The rest should be obvious, a Wit is a White beer and the orange comes from the fact there is the zest of two Oranges in it.
With luck it will at least turn out as good as Hoegaarden and hopefully better of course.

Also yesterday I cracked open a Razzamatazz. This beer was for my wife so she was the one who drank it. Well she loved it. Last week it was very tart and not much Raspberry going on but this week it mellowed out and she had to restrain herself from downing it like a soda. I obviously tried it as well and it was very nice indeed. The S33 yeast gave it a nice Belgian feel. I did have one misshap, when moving the bottles around I smelled vinegar and the bottom of my crate holding the razzamatazz was soaked. One bottle had, well not exploded but the bottom had literally come off. Thankfully I had paper towels at the bottom of the crate and its a solid crate so its waterproof so no real mess.
I also spent the day drinking Purity beer but that will be in the next post.

An Bán Oráiste

16-A Witbier

Author: Reuben (Saruman)

Date: 11/07/2009

Size: 26.91 L

Efficiency: 75.0%

Attenuation: 75.0%

Calories: 162.21 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.049 (1.044 - 1.052)

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Terminal Gravity: 1.012 (1.008 - 1.012)

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Color: 8.41 (3.94 - 7.88)

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Alcohol: 4.79% (4.5% - 5.5%)

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Bitterness: 13.2 (10.0 - 20.0)

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Ingredients:

3000 g Pearl Pale Ale Malt

2500 g Wheat Malt

250 g Munich Malt

150 g CaraPils Malt (brupaks)

10 g Northern Brewer-Hallertau Hersbruck (10.9%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min

15 g East Kent Goldings (4.0%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min

10 g Saaz (2.1%) - added during boil, boiled 5 min

2.0 ea Orange zest - added during boil, boiled 6.0 min

20.0 g Corriander crushed - added during boil, boiled 5 min

1.0 ea White Labs WLP410 Belgian Wit II Ale

1.0 ea Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 15 min

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