Hoegaarden Stunner

[bloodoaf]

50/50 raw wheat (2500 g)and maris otter (2500) plus 250 porridge oats.
Simmer wheat for 10 mins then mince or process to break the outer covering, incorperate in mash.
24g kent goldings and 15g saaz at start of boil then last 15 mins 3 g of curacao orange peel and 3 g ground corainder seeds and another 15 g saaz.
Fermented with safale s4.
Took a full 8 weeks to start tasting like it should but now its in hoegaarden heaven. Looks a bit darker than the real thing but this tastes pretty much the same.
Shame there is only about 10 pints left!

[Vossy1]

Thanks BO

Good enough for me

Hmm..... do I change the V1 brewing line up to include th BO recipe....I think so

[Frothy]

Is this the recipe from the CAMRA book? I have an endless supply of unmalted wheat this harvest

Frothy

[bloodoaf]

Yep, from Wheeler. It did take much longer to mature than my usual english ale, although as it is meant to be cloudy it is difficult to tell when it's ready. At 4 weeks it tasted very ordinary but at 8 weeks it took on the complex orange and coriander flavour and tasted very special.
Good luck with it- I will be doing it again!

[bconnery]

I'd consider a change to t58, fermented relatively warm, say 22C, as another dry yeast option. I think you'd find it would add a character more in keeping with the wit style than S04.
I've used it a few times for belgian type ales and other spiced ales and find it seems to complement them very well.

[mysterio]

I've tried T-58 for a wit and it works nicely, as does WLP400.

[onlooker]

I just did a Wit for a freinds birthday with k-97 , its tasting increadibly phenolic and fruity at 4 days in, very authentic.

[Bopper]

I brewed a hoegaarden about two years ago, it was very very close. The percentages are correct...no raw wheat so it was Torrified. My misses could't tell the difference, she did't like niether..(mine or from bottle)LOL.
You do need T-58 yeast and not S-05 yeast

Amount Item Type % or IBU (5 imp gals)
6 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) UK (1.0 SRM) Grain 54.0 %
4 lbs 9.0 oz Wheat, Torrified (1.7 SRM) Grain 41.0 %
8.8 oz Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 5.0 %
1.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (60 min) Hops 18.9 IBU
1.00 oz Saaz [4.00%] (5 min) Hops 2.0 IBU
1.00 oz Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 oz Orange Peel,Bitter,Curaco Orange Peel (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs SafBrew Specialty Ale (DCL Yeast #T-58) Yeast-Ale

Bopper

[Bopper]

I brewed a hoegaarden about two years ago, it was very very close. The percentages are correct...no raw wheat so it was Torrified. My misses could't tell the difference, she did't like niether..(mine or from bottle)LOL.
You do need T-58 yeast and not S-05 yeast

Amount Item Type % or IBU (5 imp gals)
6 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) UK (1.0 SRM) Grain 54.0 %
4 lbs 9.0 oz Wheat, Torrified (1.7 SRM) Grain 41.0 %
8.8 oz Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 5.0 %
1.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (60 min) Hops 18.9 IBU
1.00 oz Saaz [4.00%] (5 min) Hops 2.0 IBU
1.00 oz Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 oz Orange Peel,Bitter,Curaco Orange Peel (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs SafBrew Specialty Ale (DCL Yeast #T-58) Yeast-Ale

Bopper