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Recipe: 4 lb 2-row pale malt 4 lb wheat malt 1 lb flaked wheat 5 AAU (29g @ 4.9% AA) East Kent Goldings @ 60 min 1 oz ground coriander @ 5 min Zest from 1 orange @ 5 min Wyeast 3944 - Belgian Witbier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General Notes: First use of adjunct flavoring ingredients (coriander and orange peel). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tasting Notes: Tasting notes taken 11/26/2009. Appearance: very pale hazy golden yellow with a two-finger head which dissipates somewhat rapidly. A pretty good example of the style. (4) Smell: very big coriander aroma with citrus and wheat as well. The coriander is a bit overdone; I could probably go with a bit less next time. It's just a bit too raw and prickly. (3.5) Taste: gentle flavor but much more well-balanced than the aroma. Coriander fits much better in the flavor profile, playing a nice harmony with the citrusy wheat flavors. I quite like it. (4) Mouthfeel: medium-light body with plenty of carbonation. This yields a very nice creamy sensation which I quite enjoy. This is definitely my favorite of my homebrews thus far when it comes to texture. (4) Drinkability: the flavor is good and the mouthfeel is very nice, so I find this a very drinkable beer. Added to that the fact that I find the style quite drinkable already, this is my favorite homebrew overall thus far. (4.5) Overall score of 3.95 (B+); as I said, I think this is my favorite homebrew so far and the score has borne this out. I will definitely be brewing this again in the near future, and with improved mash efficiency, the additional grain flavor should balance out the coriander a bit better. Better efficiency will also bring this up to the 5.5% range, which will also improve it a bit, I think. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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