Raspberry Witbier Belgian Wheat Beer Homebrewers Guide

Homebrewers guide to raspberry witbier / Belgian wheat beer.

Here is the recipe from this video:-

RASPBERRY WIT BEER - 5%
Belgian-Style Fruit Witbier
Author: David Heath

Type: All Grain
IBU : 12 (Tinseth)
BU/GU : 0.27
Colour : 10 EBC (Fruit colour not calculated) Will be red :)
Pre-Boil Gravity : 1.038
Original Gravity : 1.046
Final Gravity : 1.008

Batch Size : 19 L / 5 US LQD GALLONS.
Boil Time : 30 min

Brewhouse Efficiency: 75%
Mash Efficiency: 78.9%

Mash Profile
High fermentability plus mash out
67 °C / 152.6°F 60 min - Temperature
75 °C / 167°F 10 min - Mash Out

Fermentables
1.674 kg / 3.69lbs - Wheat Malt, Pale (45%)
930 g - / 32.8oz Munich 14 EBC (25%)
930 g - / 32.8oz Pale Ale 8 EBC (25%)
186 g - / 6.56oz Oats, Flaked 2.8 EBC (5%)
1.2 kg -/2.64 lbs Raspberry (Fruit)(Colour not calculated)

Hops
30 min Saaz to 12.4 IBU using your own hops AA%

Yeast
1 pkg - Lallemand Wit Belgian

Fermentation Profile
Ale
20 °C / 68°F- 14 days - Primary
I suggest rising at 1C per day at the close days of fermentation to finish at 22C / 71.6°F
Channel links:-

Introduction music:- Drink Beer (Till The Day That I Die) by Dazie Mae
Channel links:-

Introduction music:- Drink Beer (Till The Day That I Die) by Dazie Mae

[josephkirby]

July 29, 2024. West Virginia USA.
Have this one in the fermenter now. My son wanted to use blackberries, only change we made..
Lallemand Belgian Wit is a firecracker of a yeast! Only a 3 hour lag. Smells awesome too.

[alanman]

I have been waiting for this one and love that you went through the whole process, especially for the fruit. I will be brewing this one soon, many thanks for the great recipe and method.

[pedroreis]

Guess this will be my first fruit beer, can't wait to brew it. Thanks a lot for sharing.

[MetalGuru]

I’ve been patiently waiting for this. Gonna make it for sure. Cheers David.

[justinmitchell]

Excellent recipe. I really like the Belgian flavours coming through when the beer is warmer, and the sourness/raspberry when it's cold. Very nice beverage 👌

[Aan]

Always lovely to follow you, so many tips and tricks and not least recipes. Thanks for all the effort and time you use, it is incredible. 👍👍👍😎

[ToXXeRR]

your timing is as always perfect. This will be my next fruity beer. so far - mango/grapefruit now raspberry :) thanks!

[Windrider-ovyi]

Another great video.Please provide someone with 3 pints of this so we can see them burst into song.Sadly a lot of people are so self conscious these days it rarely happens but when this covid crap is over I’ll happily share a few beers and a song with you David 😁

[makspasik]

I will definitely brew this beer! I love how your videos are simple to follow but extremly informative. Great work!

[georgesmith]

I have been impatiently waiting for this and made a slightly strange tasting batch of red liquid a few weeks ago. Will try again with a proper plan. Thanks for sharing.

[AstroHAM]

Another great recipe, gonna brew this next week.

[fibreoptik]

What an excellent, informative and insightful video. Thanks very much Dave!

Cheers 🍻

[NikitaVorontsov]

This is fantastic! Raspberry Wit has been on my list for a while especially with summer round the corner! Cheers!

[jmacrae]

Thanks for this recipe! I went for a clean ale yeast instead but it tastes great.

[piteasleddogtours]

this was a super good video. and we will most likely use your base for a cloudberry batch.

[cuinesambmi]

Thanks for the recipe, it looks really good. I did it with my klarstein maischfest all-in-one for a total of 23 liters, and a strange thing happened to me. the pre-boil density was 1.047 but the initial density was 1040, well below the expected 1047, I had to correct with table sugar. right now it is fermenting correctly. to see how it tastes.
greetings from Spain

[John_Redcorn_]

I definetly want to try this with blackberry, but i’ll do raspberry first (i like both). Fresh wild blackberries are abundant here this time of year

[PortlyGentleman]

That beer looks delicious my friend thanks for sharing the recipe 🍻

[Poppy]

Back soon, very interested in this. But cleaning the guttering first.

[prodanman]

I have Raspberry puree on in freezer. Think this will be next brew