2nd Brew - Imperial Witbier

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Brew: Imperial Witbier
Date: 12/04/2006
Weather: Not documented
Recipe: PDF | BTP
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Notes:
  • Used 1 liter starter with White Labs Belgian Wit Ale Yeast (WLP400) and Dried light pilsner extract
  • Not enough corriander and too much bitter orange

Statistics

Original Gravity: 1.084
Efficiency: 84%
Final Gravity: 1.023
Attenuation: 71.19%
Alcohol By Volume: 8.11%

Detailed Brewing Summary

Time Description
08:55 am  Started to fill HLT
08:57 am Added Buffer 5.2
  Stopped filling due to temp gauge leak
09:00 am Flow resumed
09:02 am HLT full and @ 50°
09:12 am HLT @ 76°
09:22 am HLT @ 105°
09:32 am HLT @ 128°
09:43 am HLT @ 147°
09:56 am HLT @ 164°
10:02 am Mash started. Dough-In
10:18 am HERMS started
10:32 am 160°(HLT)/146°(Mash)
11:34 am Started temp increase through HERMS for sparge
12:00 pm Sparge started
12:55 pm Sparge stopped
01:00 pm Boil started @ 145°
  Runnings stopped @ 1.010
01:24 pm Boiling
01:25 pm Boil Over
02:32 pm First hop addition. Liquid @ 10.6 gal
03:33 pm Chilling started
03:58 pm Hydrometer reads 1.084

Fermentation Schedule

Date Time Description
12/04/2006 ~04:30 pm Placed Fermentor in basement, OG 1.084
12/09/2006  07:23 pm Gravity Reading @ 1.056
12/16/2006  08:13 pm Gravity Reading @ 1.037
12/22/2006  11:18 am Gravity Reading @ 1.026. Removed trub.
12/29/2006 05:01 pm Gravity Reading @ 1.023. Kegged

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