Abbeyleix 2012 Continental Style winner: Witbier

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This is the Abbeyleix 2012 Continental style winner, a witbier:

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Recipe: 107 Wit
Style: Witbier
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 18.93 L      
Boil Size: 21.67 L
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated Color: 9.5 EBC
Estimated IBU: 15.3 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount        Item                                      Type         % or IBU      
2.70 kg       Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (5.9 EBC)            Grain        58.70 %      
1.90 kg       White Wheat Malt (4.7 EBC)                Grain        41.30 %      
15.00 gm      Pearle [8.00 %]  (60 min)                 Hops         15.1 IBU      
5.00 gm       Pearle [8.00 %]  (1 min)                  Hops         0.2 IBU      
10.00 gm      Orange Peel (Boil 5.0 min)                Misc                      
14.00 gm      Coriander Seed, crushed (Boil 5.0 min)    Misc                      
1 Pkgs        SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04)      Yeast-Ale                  

Regular mash at 66°C for 1 hour, mashed out at 76°C. 1 hour boil.

Notes:
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14g of hand crushed corriander (crushed with butt of rolling pin) and the rind from 3 oranges from Supervalu
Kegged and primed with 140g of sugar


This was lagered for around a month in my kegerator before being bottled from tap.

I've brewed this a few times and personally I prefer T-58 to S-04.

[Partridge9]

Well done Shane - this was a great example of a Wit Bier ! Really liked it

[Ciderhead]

Ever done this with a dedicated Wit like WLP400?(Belgian Ale Wit)