Steve's next brew

[Clinton Ebadi]

Steve Killen <steven.f.killen at gmail.com> writes:

> I feel confident. Here's the recipe:
>
> .5 lb Flaked Wheat
> .5 lb Belgian Aromatic Malt
> .25 lb Flaked Oats
> .25 lb Rice or Oat Hulls

Ok, you are looking at the minimash recipe. We don't have the equipment
to mash anything that requires enzyme conversion.

In addition, because of the oats and wheat we can use a grain bag... we
have to actually lauter and at least batch sparge the grains.

> Start of boil (1hr):
> 5.5lb. Wheat Dry Malt extract (I'm sure we can convert to LME)
> 1oz East Kent Goldings
>
> 15 minutes before end, add
> .5oz Kent Goldings
> .25oz Belgian Bitter Orange Peel
> .75tsp Crushed Coriander Seed
> 1/8tsp Crushed Cumin seed
>
> 2 minutes before end, add
> .5oz Czech Saaz hops
> .5oz Belgian Bitter Orange Peels
> .5tsp Crushed Coriander seed
> 1/8tsp Crushed Cumin seeds
>
> Chill wort, pitch yeast. Beer Captured recommends Wyeast 3463 (Forbidden Fruit)
> or 3944 (Belgian Witbier) but we can use the dry yeast too I'm sure.

Alas, the yeast we have would probably not do too well here; it is more
a Saison yeast (peppery, spicy, clovey) and not a Wit spice (fruity,
clovey).

> The notes say flaked grains are hard to use for homebrewers--does the wheat
> clump or something?

They turn into something reminiscent of oatmeal.

A pale what beer is a fine idea, but you probably want to look around
more for something that doesn't require we build something in which to
minimash (no point, I want to start full mashing soon enough it makes no
sense, but not before I get other things in order).

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And was the holy Lamb of God
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