Rick Garvin's Cherry Blossom Wit

Classification: wit, Belgian ale, wheat beer, all-grain

Source: Rick Garvin (rgarvin@btg.com), reposted by Phil Seitz, HBD Issue #1508, 8/23/94

Rick says: "The cherry tree was blooming when I made this and the wind kept blowing cherry petals into the boiler."

[Phil's notes: A superb recipe, particulary for people like me who LOVE coriander. If you want something a bit more sedate you might want to cut the coriander by 1/3]

Ingredients: (for 5 gallons)

4.0 lbs Pilsner malt (50%)
3.6 lbs Unmalted wheat (45%)
0.4 lbs Rolled oats (5%)
0.89 oz Styrian goldings (6.2%) boiled for 60 minutes
0.36 oz Saaz (3.2%) boiled for 5 minutes
14.5 grams Bitter orange peel boiled for 20 minutes (0.75 grams/liter)
35 grams ground coriander boiled for 5 minutes (1.8 grams/liter)
Ferment using Wyeast White (#3944)

Procedure:

Dough in at 117F. 20-minute rests at 117F and 122F. 60 minute rest at 146F. Mash out to 160F. Boil 30 minutes before adding the first hop addition. Hint: do not puree the bitter orange in a blender with water. It will sink to the bottom of the boiler and scorch.