tennesseean_87
Well-Known Member
I'm thinking of brewing later this week and thought a witbier mixed up with some wintry spices might be nice. I have some Ardennes 3522 yeast on hand, and I'll probably use that.
The closest thing I've found to this sort of recipe is clones of Sam Adams' White Christmas. I don't recall having ever had it myself. It seems like a witbier with orange peel, cinnamon and nutmeg, but with clean ale yeast. I'm wondering if the Belgian character of my yeast will clash with the spices.
Here's a typical (double sized) recipe:
10 lb Wheat
8 lb Pilsner Malt
3 lb 2-Row
2 lb flaked Oats
1 lb Caramel Crystal 10
2 tsp cinnamon @ 10 min
2 tsp nutmeg @ 10 min
3/4 oz Sweet Orange Peel @ 5 min
More here.
Austin Homebrew has a kit without the light crystal addition.
Any thoughts on this, especially on Belgian yeast and spicing amounts? I have whole spices, and may go that route.
The closest thing I've found to this sort of recipe is clones of Sam Adams' White Christmas. I don't recall having ever had it myself. It seems like a witbier with orange peel, cinnamon and nutmeg, but with clean ale yeast. I'm wondering if the Belgian character of my yeast will clash with the spices.
Here's a typical (double sized) recipe:
10 lb Wheat
8 lb Pilsner Malt
3 lb 2-Row
2 lb flaked Oats
1 lb Caramel Crystal 10
2 tsp cinnamon @ 10 min
2 tsp nutmeg @ 10 min
3/4 oz Sweet Orange Peel @ 5 min
More here.
Austin Homebrew has a kit without the light crystal addition.
Any thoughts on this, especially on Belgian yeast and spicing amounts? I have whole spices, and may go that route.