Cheap "Belgian Wit" Ale (AKA. "Rickard's/Alexander Keith's/Blue Moon's" White Ale Clone)
Post date: Nov 24, 2008 12:32:45 AM
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Recipe #1 (Cost: $15)
Makes 20 L at 5.5 - 6%.
Fermentation: up to 10 days.
Bottle for 7 days (4 weeks would be better).
Ingredients:
1 can of Pale Ale Malt Extract (Bru-Mix)
1/4 cup of Wheat Bran (Substitute: Bran Flakes Cereal)
1/4 cup of Wheatlets (Substitute: Cream of Wheat)
1/4 cup of Rolled Oats (Substitute: Oatmeal)
5 cups of Dextrose
2 cups of Brown Sugar
1 1/4 cups of White sugar
1 tbsp of Coriander (crushed)
1 tbsp of concentrated lemon juice
1 packet of Beer Yeast (usually included with malt)
In a large pot boil 5L of water, then remove from heat. Add all ingredients (except yeast and 1 1/4 cups sugar for priming) and stir. Then return pot to stove and boil for 15 minutes (watch and stir pot often, it can boil-over). Add mixture using a strainer or non-disposable coffee filter to fermenter. Now, rinse waste with water into fermenter until its 3/4 full. Add yeast and then airlock. The brew will not clear fully when it's finished fermenting (it is white beer after all), just look for a slow down in bubbling, waiting an extra day or two won't hurt to be sure its complete. Once its done, rack brew into bucket, add 1 1/4 cups of sugar and water to fill (20L), stir a little, then bottle.
Recipe #2 (Cost: $30)
Makes 20 L at 5.5 - 6%.
Fermentation: up to 10 days.
Bottle for 14 days (6 months would be better).
Ingredients:
1 can of Wheat Malt Extract (Example: Morgan's Golden Sheaf Wheat or Black Rock Whispering Wheat)
1/4 cup of Rolled Oats (Substitute: Oatmeal, low sodium)
1 kg of Liquid Dextrose (Example: Munton's Brewer's Syrup HMG)
200 g Beer kit primer pack with heading powder (Example: Munton's KreamyX Primer with Heading Powder)
1 tbsp of Coriander (crushed)
2 tbsp of Orange Zest (finely shredded orange peel)
1 packet of Yeast (usually included with malt)
In a large pot boil 4L of water. Add Oats, Dextrose, Coriander, and Zest. Stirring for 15 minutes. Then remove from heat, add malt and stir. Add mixture using a strainer to fermenter. Now, rinse waste with water into fermenter until its 3/4 full. Add yeast and then airlock. The brew will not clear fully when it's finished fermenting (it is white beer after all), just look for a slow down in bubbling, waiting an extra day or two won't hurt to be sure its complete. Once its done, rack brew into bucket, add primer pack and water to fill (20L), stir gently, then bottle.
Best served cold in a large glass with a slice of orange.
Yet another recipe Supermarket 1 Gallon White Ale.
Go here to see what I've tried:
Beer, White Ale #2(pic)
Beer, White Ale #3(pic)
2L Pop Bottle Brew, White Ale #1
Attached below are some more wheat beer recipes.