Beer recipe - Belgian Wheat Stout
ABV 6.5% | Color 100 EBC | Bitterness 30 IBU |
Description
This Belgian Wheat Stout has big roasted flavors reminiscent of coffee layered on top of the slightly tart dark fruits. It is a balanced quality beer with a soft feel in the mouth.
Service:
Glass: English Pint Glass
Temperature: 4-8°C
BREWER`S TIP
Keep the carbonation levels medium to low to better experience those chocolate and roasted notes.
RECIPE FOR 100L
MALT
Château Pilsen 2RS
|
69% / 15.5 kg
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Château Wheat Blanc
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10% / 2.3 kg
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Château Chocolat
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10% / 2.3 kg
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Château Wheat Black
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5% / 1 kg
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Château Cara Gold®
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5% / 1 kg
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Château Black
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3% / 0.6 kg
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HOPS
Saaz (3.5% aa)
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2.0 IBU / 100 g
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Tettnang (5.0% aa)
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28.0 IBU / 200 g
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YEAST
Mashing Temperature
Step 1: Mashing
Mash-in and follow the profile below:
Mash-in at 64°C
Rest for 50min at 64°C
Rise to 72°C at 1°C/min. Rest for 15min at 72°C and do the Iodine Test
Rise to 78°C at 1°C/min. Rest for 2min at 78°C to mash out
Once the mash is done, filter and sparge with water at 78°C
Step 2: Boiling
Boil for 75min.
Hop addition 1: After 15min add Tettnang.
Hop Addition 2: After 65min add Saaz.
Whirlpool to remove the trub
Total evap | 7.5% | Batch size | 100L | OG | 14.5oP | Efficiency | 85% |
Step 3: Fermentation and Maturation
Cool down the wort to 16°C and pitch the yeast.
Ferment at 16°C for 2 days then rise to 20°C. Once the fermentation is done (FG reached and off-flavors removed – about 7 days), drop the temperature to 8°C and rest for 1 day, and then harvest the yeast. Drop the temperature to 2°C and rest for 7 days.
Step 4: Cold Aging and Packaging
Cold age the beer at -1°C for 5 days, remove the residual yeast, and carbonate until 2.6 volumes of CO2. The beer is ready to package and drink. Enjoy!
*For refermentation in the bottle, add brewing sugar and SafAle F-2.
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