Hoegaarden/Witbier Ingredients Query??

[nigebeer]

Hi,

I am planning on a Hoegaarden type clone and I have found a recipe which calls for these ingredients:-


2.0 kg. flaked wheat (1 °L)
2.2 kg Pilsner malt (1.6 °L)
0.5 kg flaked oats (1 °L)
113 g Munich malt (8 °L)
227 g Rice hulls or other natural filter
28 g of Hallertau hops, 60 mins (4% alpha acids)
43 g fresh citrus zest (5 mins)
11 g crushed coriander seed (5 mins)
1 g dried chamomile flowers (5 mins)

Wyeast 3944 (Belgian Witbier), White Labs WLP400 (Belgian Wit Ale) or Brewferm Blanche dried yeast

Can anyone advise if I can use torrified wheat instead of flaked wheat, and also quaker style porridge oats instead of flaked oats?

Regards

[smdjoachim]

Flaked wheat/oats you can get in health food shops.I wouldn't used TW.It wouldn't be a Hoegaarden clone.TW and flaked wheat taste different and give you a different texture to the beer.

[zgoda]

Best would be raw wheat, but flakes give very similar flavour effect.

[seymour]

Flaked wheat/oats you can get in health food shops.I wouldn't used TW.It wouldn't be a Hoegaarden clone.TW and flaked wheat taste different and give you a different texture to the beer.

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[therealrendo]

I plan a hoegaarden beer this weekend, but i have ordered torrified wheat, so i guess i'll be going to the health food shop tomorrow.

I'm sure i read online they were the same. isn't flaked wheat difficult to get now?

[Rick_UK]

I made a wit with Torri and it was great. Brupacks malt guide recommends it specifically for this style. Not sure if it's exactly what Hoegaarden use but it tasted pretty close to me.

Rick

[crookedeyeboy]

Ive just made this last weekend. WLP 400. two oranges-zest and juice. 20g crushed pre warmed coriander seeds. raw wheat. flaked oats. Its looking magic thats all im going to say as it hasnt finished yet! I dont want to jinx it!!

[crookedeyeboy]

Oh yeah I chucked the boiled whole orange 'shells' from the boil into the FV as well. Too much orange? We'll see!!!

[zgoda]

Even 130 gms fresh orange peel wasn't too much for 21 ltr. That's from 7-8 oranges.

[nigebeer]

Okay Torri was okay, but what type of oats did you use?

[Rick_UK]

I used about 10% oats in the one I did. Just cheap supermarket porridge oats.