# Courant Noir

A beer inspired by Brew Dog's Blackcurrant White IPA.

## Ingredients

### Fermentables

| Name                       | Amount      |
|--------------------------- |------------ |
| 2 row Pale Malt            | 2.8 kg      |
| White Wheat Malt           | 2.8 kg      |
| Munich Malt                | 1.0 kg      |

### Hops

| Name            | Amount  | Alpha   | Form      | Use           |
|---------------- |-------- | ------- | --------- | ------------- |
| Saaz            | 35 g    | 4.4%    | Pellet    | Boil, 60 mins |
| Saaz            | 25 g    | 4.4%    | Pellet    | Boil, 30 mins |
| Saaz            | 15 g    | 4.4%    | Pellet    | Dry Hop       |

### Yeast

| Name                                           | Code    |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| White Labs Belgian Witbier Ale Yeast           | WLP400  |

### Other

| Name                                      | Amount  | Use                  |
| ----------------------------------------- | ------- | -------------------- |
| Rice Hull                                 | 250g    | Mash                 |
| Coriander Seeds (crushed)                 | 25 g    | Boil, 10 mins        |
| Whole Blackcurrant                        | 1.7 kg  | 2nd fermentation     |

## Brewing Steps

### Mash

* Amount: 20L
* Time: 45 mins
* Strike Temperature: 72°C
* Target Temperature: 67°C

### Sparge

* Amount: 5L
* Time: 15 mins
* Strike Temperature: 67°C

### Boil

* Amount: 25L
* Time: 90 mins

## Notes

**OG**: 1.066
**FG**: 1.016

It would be interesting to try to add a specialty malt to get a redder color to
this one. Otherwise, it's a perfect beer...