Saturday, June 13, 2015
2nd reading of specific gravity
The second reading of final gravity shows it at 1.014, temp around 70. This puts the ABV at 6.04% with 76% attenuation. We are ready for bottling!
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Monday, May 25, 2015
Belgian Wit Redux, Brew Day
Trying again with the Belgian Wit. This time, I got a bigger kettle (7.5 gal thanks to Elizabeth's Christmas gift!). I've also mashed the grains at 160F (instead of 170F). I also used a yeast starter too. Let's see how it turns out!
Sweet wort after mashing: 1.04 SG. Not bad!
Color is looking good so far!
Sanitizing the wort chiller by submersing in wort during the last 20 minutes of the boil.
In the fermentation bucket. Color looks dark (again). We'll see how the yeast handles it.
OG at 1.06. Nailed it! Hopefully temperature stays around 70F this next couple weeks.
Belgian Wit: First Tasting After 1 Week in the Bottle
- 12/20/14: 1 week after bottling, 3 weeks after brew day
- Color is a golden amber, not too clear (but that's ok for a Wit)
- Very little head
- Smells like hops, sugary
- Missing carbonation
- Young beer -- flavor is there, but almost no carbonation
- Smell some coriander, no orange
Belgian Wit: First Tasting After Bottling for 1 Week and 5 Days
- 1 week 5 days after bottling (3 weeks 5 days of fermenting since brew day)
- Carbonation is better (than 1 week bottling)
- Color is a dark amber, malty
- Head holding better
- Smells malt, wheat
- Tastes like hops (bitterness)
- Under carbonated
- A taste of sweetness
- A hint of coriander, not much taste of the orange
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