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Saison (AA)

Redoing one of the recipes that I've been most happy with.


Brewed 5.0 gallons on 2014-10-07

Preboil gravity: 1.049

Original gravity: 1.058

Final gravity: 1.002

ABV: 7.4%

Apparent Attenuation: 96.6%


Inspired by Saison (H)

Process notes

2014-10-08
Fermentation already occurring by this morning.
2014-10-23
Kegged; nothing eventful. Temp had raised to 77° during fermentation and then slowly lowered to 70° by kegging time. There was no temp control during the past few weeks.

Hazy, dark yellow color. Aroma has some fruitiness: banana and apple/pear, and a bit of alcohol sweetness. Dry, citrusy, pineapple flavors. Tastes pretty clean and is easy drinking. Happy with how it turned out so far.

Boil for 90 minutes

At 90 minutes
At 60 minutes
1.25 ounces of 2.7% Alpha Acid Hallertau Mittelfruh pellets
At 0 minutes
0.75 ounces of 2.7% Alpha Acid Hallertau Mittelfruh pellets

Mash

[85.71%] 9 pounds of German Pilsner (Weyermann)

[4.76%] 8 ounces of White Wheat (GreatWesternMalting)

[4.76%] 8 ounces of CaraMunich Type I (Weyermann)

[4.76%] 8 ounces of German Munich (Weyermann)

Single infusion mash. Mashed with 4 gallons (1.52 quarts per pound) of tap water for 90 minutes. 10lb 8oz of grain was used in the mash. (Temp after rest: 149 degrees)

Strike water temp: (0.2/1.52) * (150 - 75) + 150 = 159.8

Sparge

Sparged for 30 minutes with 3 gallons of 170° tap water.

Yeast

2014-10-07
Pitch 2 packs of 3711 French Saison (Wyeast) at 75°. (Will just let the ambient temp in the chest freezer do its thing during fermentation.)

Tasting notes (7.00/10; 1 rating)

2015-04-26
[7/10] Brilliant clarity, golden yellow, fluffy white head that remains. Some lacing. Lots of apple/pear aromas, kind of peppery. Although this is dry, it has sweet notes (floral). Some cider characteristics. Medium/light bodied. Very drinkable.

Beer competition results

Placed 3rd in Stein's 2nd Year Anniversary Competition.

Scored 37 in 2015 NHC.