Mike's Blue Moon
Witbier

 

Type: All Grain

 Date: 2/26/2008

Batch Size: 5.00 gal

 Brewer: Mike Young
Boil Size: 6.34 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (8 gal) and Cooler (48 qt)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 40.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00
Taste Notes: Finished the keg in 1 night at Jeff's party. Derek and Jeff really liked it. Good orange and corriander flavor. Could use more fresh orange flavor. May boil the oranges longer for the next batch.
 

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.00 lb Wheat, White (2.0 SRM) Grain 50.51 %
4.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 45.45 %
0.40 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 4.04 %
0.75 oz Sterling [5.30 %] (60 min) Hops 14.4 IBU
0.50 oz Saaz [3.00 %] (30 min) Hops 4.2 IBU
0.50 oz Saaz [3.00 %] (5 min) Hops 1.1 IBU
0.45 oz Orange Peel (Dried) (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
0.50 oz Chamomile (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
0.50 oz Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
2.00 items Orange Zest (Boil 1.0 min) Misc

 

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.056 SG

 Measured Original Gravity: 1.056 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.41 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.00 %
Bitterness: 18.9 IBU Calories: 248 cal/pint
Est Color: 3.8 SRM Color:
Color
 

Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 9.90 lb
Sparge Water: 4.32 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH
 

Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
75 min Mash In Add 13.86 qt of water at 160.1 F 150.0 F

 
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 3.8 oz Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 60.0 F Age for: 28.0 days
Storage Temperature: 52.0 F  
 

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