I have been brewing off and on for several years and have done extract, extract with steeping grains, and all grain batches. I want to brew a somewhat Belgian Wit using wheat DME and Hallertau hops. I think I may try the hops tea/no boil DME method just out of curiosity and in the interest of saving time on brew day, and will use a 30 min. boil for the hops tea. I will also mix the DME with about one gallon of water and bring it to 180 degrees and let it sit for a little bit, then add it and the hop tea mixture to my fermenter topped off with cold water to 3 gallons total in the fermenter. This will be a 3 gallon batch.
The recipe will be 3 lbs. of Munton's wheat DME, 1/2 ounce Hallertau for 30 minutes, 1/2 ounce Hallertau for five minutes, and 1/2 ounce each of coriander seed and bitter orange peel for 5-10 minutes, and Mangrove Jack Belgian Wit dry yeast. Questions follow:
1. Would it hurt or help to add 1 cup of the DME to the hop tea while boiling?
2. Where would I put the coriander and orange peel? In the hop tea, or in the 180 degree wort mixture? 5 minute or 10 minute time?
3. Would you rehydrate the dry yeast or just pitch it out of the package?
Thanks in advance for any answers!
The recipe will be 3 lbs. of Munton's wheat DME, 1/2 ounce Hallertau for 30 minutes, 1/2 ounce Hallertau for five minutes, and 1/2 ounce each of coriander seed and bitter orange peel for 5-10 minutes, and Mangrove Jack Belgian Wit dry yeast. Questions follow:
1. Would it hurt or help to add 1 cup of the DME to the hop tea while boiling?
2. Where would I put the coriander and orange peel? In the hop tea, or in the 180 degree wort mixture? 5 minute or 10 minute time?
3. Would you rehydrate the dry yeast or just pitch it out of the package?
Thanks in advance for any answers!