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brew of "Wittebrew"

brewed on 2012-04-29 12:17 EDT by jsled from recipe Wittebrew
10gl | All Grain | Witbier | 1.052 | 19 IBU | 3 SRM

notes

No water adjustments; we're naturally pretty close to (desireable) Austin water profile.  I should have taken the hint on the pH, though.
"""Pierre Celis located his brewery in Austin because the water is perfect for
brewing this style -- it's similar to the water profile in
Hoegaarden. Acidulated malt can be used to drive down the pH, or you can use
lactic acid per Palmer's spreadsheet to adjust the mash pH down to around 5.2
which is what I do because it's more precise.
Here's a sample Austin water profile:
Ca 15.0
Mg 17.0
Na 26.0
SO4 39.0
Cl 42.0
HCO3 62.0"""
— http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f128/witbier-water-profile-162659/#post1879127
efficiency: 85.34% | abv: 5.54% | attenuation: 74.55%

journal

date step volume temp gravity
(corrected)		 notes
2012-04-23 make starter 1.8 l

ECY 11 starter.
2012-04-26 make starter 1.8 l

Wyeast 3944 starter.
2012-04-29 13:15 EDT strike water 6.25 gl 138 f

Full tank: 36.5 lbs propane. Mash target of 122 for a beta-glucan rest, strike water computed to 131 + ~5 of mash-tun heating loss = 138.
2012-04-29 13:30 EDT dough-in 122 f

Initial temp 135; added a bunch of water + ice.
2012-04-29 13:50 EDT mash 3.5 gl 144 f

Added 3.5 gl ~boiling water to step to sacc. target of 154. Reached 144 instead in a completely full mash tun. :(
2012-04-29 14:10 EDT mash 140 f

pH 6.0 @ 41.0°C. :(
2012-04-29 14:45 EDT 1st runnings, end 5 gl 1.057

34 lbs propane.
2012-04-29 14:45 EDT sparge 4 gl
2012-04-29 15:00 EDT 2nd runnings, end 9.5 gl 1.053
2012-04-29 15:00 EDT sparge 4 gl
2012-04-29 15:15 EDT 3rd runnings, end 13.5 gl 1.044
2012-04-29 15:40 EDT boil, start 13.5 gl 1.044
2012-04-29 16:10 EDT boil, addition 12.5 gl

Mt. Hood addition.
2012-04-29 17:20 EDT boil note 10.5 gl

recirc started.
2012-04-29 17:33 EDT boil, end 10 gl 212 f 1.055

Cooling approach: plate, but with ground water only (no ice/recirc).
2012-04-29 17:34 EDT boil, end 208 f
2012-04-29 17:36 EDT boil, end 200 f

6.5 gl chill water used/collected.
2012-04-29 17:38 EDT boil, end 195 f
2012-04-29 17:40 EDT boil, end 190 f

13.5gl chill water collected for cleaning; started dumping to basement.
2012-04-29 17:43 EDT boil, end 180 f
2012-04-29 17:45 EDT boil, end 176 f
2012-04-29 17:54 EDT boil, end 150 f

Opened up wort flow rate to full.
2012-04-29 18:00 EDT boil, end 83 f
2012-04-29 18:05 EDT boil, end 69 f
2012-04-29 18:10 EDT boil, end 63 f
2012-04-29 18:15 EDT pitch 63 f

Wyeast 3944 into glass carboy; ECY 11 into BB. Set point at 66°F. No O₂ rig again, but did a bit of splashing when racking into fermenters.
2012-04-30 08:00 EDT primary fermentation

Solid fermentation rocking; set points bumped to 68°F.
2012-04-30 21:58 EDT primary fermentation

Set points bumped to 70°F.
2012-05-01 08:00 EDT primary fermentation

Set points bumped to 72°F.
2012-05-01 21:30 EDT primary fermentation

Set points bumped to 73°F.
2012-05-02 08:00 EDT primary fermentation

Set points bumped to 74°F.
2012-05-03 08:00 EDT primary fermentation

Set points bumped to 76°F.
2012-05-03 20:00 EDT primary fermentation

Set points bumped to 78°F.
2012-05-06 17:59 EDT gravity sample

Wyeast 3944 is at 1.019 @ 56°F. ECY11 is at 1.014 @ 55°F. Both have great color and haze. Flavors on both are muted and the body is pretty thin on both, as well.
2012-05-13 19:21 EDT gravity sample 78 f 1.014

Wyeast 3944 is at 1.014 @ 55°F. ECY11 is at 1.014 @ 53°F. There's a slight tangy tartness to the ECY11 portion.
2012-05-19 kegged

3944 into keg "A", ECY11 into keg "B". kegs filled with siphon-into-diptube method. forgot to shake starsan in keg, so headspace un-sanitized. :( Over-filled "B"; liquid up into gas tube. Fridge around 46°F, put on 17psi (~ 2.5volumes). Liquid into gas lines. :(
2012-05-20 kegged

Disconnected gas lines, ran starsan through gas lines; drained ~1 pint from over-filled "B" keg through gas in post.
2012-05-24 17:50 EDT kegged

ECY11 portion still a big tangy, but good. 3944 portion a bit simple, but good as well. Carbonation on both too low; raised regulator to 25psi ~ 3.4 volumes.