Formula: Witty Monk Witbier Premium Refill, 1/2 cup honey added pre-boil
Brew Date: November 30, 2010
ferment time: 19 days
Bottle Date: December 19, 2010
conditioning time: 6 weeks
Open Date: January 30, 2011
Rating: 6.5
This is my first non-English ale recipe. "Witbier" is not, as I had thought, German for "wheat beer", but rather Belgian for "white beer". It is a light wheat beer, and while this is more of a summertime flavor, I wanted to try my hand at a lighter color and flavor profile. This should replicate a Belgian white beer.
The severe flavors (two cans of hopped extract) and honey will take some time to condition/mellow, so I'm going to let it sit in the bottles for at least six weeks prior to drinking, meaning they'll be ready to go at the end of January.
Update: 31 January
Tried a Drones Honey over the weekend. There is a definite honey presence, which surprised me. Adding the honey to the boil is supposed to leave a drier finish, but not supposed to be noticable in the final flavor. It's a good beer, I think. It's not my favorite style, so I didn't love it, but I think it's tasty.
Perhaps it will be better with more aging and in the appropriate setting: a warm summer's day, with a slice of orange in it.
Not bad.
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