I went to the City Steam Brewery in Hartford, CT last night and had their Winter Wheat Ale. They state it is a Belgian style beer. It was quite nice. Here is a description from their website:
WINTER WHEAT
A very complex DOPPLEDUNKELDOUBLEWEIZEN….which is sort of a cross between a dark German wheat and a Belgian Double, with a little oak aged Barley wine thrown in for good measure! 21P., served in a brandy glass.
Alcohol content: 8.5%
I would like to try to make something like this in the spring. Don't have any Barleywine to mix in but would love to come close. This is what I have come up with. Any thoughts?
Dark Belgian Wheat
Belgian Specialty Ale
7 lbs Wheat Malt, Ger (2.5 SRM) 45.16 %
3 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) 19.35 %
2 lbs Munich Malt (10.0 SRM) 12.90 %
2 lbs Munich Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) 12.90 %
8.0 oz Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) 3.23 %
4.0 oz Caramunich - 120L (120.0 SRM) 1.61 %
4.0 oz Special B (147.5 SRM) 1.61 %
4.0 oz Candi Syrup, Clear (0.0 SRM) 1.61 %
4.0 oz Candi Syrup, Dark (80.0 SRM) 1.61 %
0.50 oz Mt. Hood [5.80 %] (60 min) 10.2 IBU
0.50 oz Select Spalt [2.00 %] (60 min) 3.9 IBU
0.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.10 %] (30 min) 4.6 IBU
1 Pkgs Forbidden Fruit (Wyeast Labs #3463)
Beer Profile
Batch Size: 5.25 Gallons
Original Gravity: 1.078 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 8.77 %
Bitterness: 18.8 IBU
Color: 18.0 SRM
