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Saison du Don't (AH)

First time using my own mill and first time building up water. Using a recipe that I've done a few times in the past. Mill set at 4/100 inch. Got 10 gallons of water from Glacier dispenser; last maintenance 8/26/2015


Brewed 5.0 gallons on 2015-08-30

Preboil gravity: 1.051

Original gravity: 1.058

Final gravity: 1.003

ABV: 7.2%

Apparent Attenuation: 94.8%


Inspired by Saison (H)

Process notes

2015-08-31
71° in the morning
2015-10-10
Kegged.

Boil for 90 minutes

At 60 minutes
1.25 ounces of 4.5% Alpha Acid Hallertau Mittelfruh pellets
At 60 minutes
At 15 minutes
2.5 grams of Fermaid K
At 0 minutes
0.75 ounces of 4.5% 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 German Munich (Weyermann)

[4.76%] 8 ounces of Caramel Munich 60L (Briess)

Single infusion mash. Mashed with 4 gallons (1.52 quarts per pound) of reverse osmosis water for 90 minutes. 10lb 8oz of grain was used in the mash.

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

1.20g calcium chloride, 2.50g epsom salt, 1.10g baking soda, and 0.60g chalk added to water

After 15 mins
pH is 5.69
After 60 mins
pH is 5.55

Sparge

Sparged for 45 minutes with 4 gallons of 170° reverse osmosis water. (After the sparge, topped off the wort with ~1-1.5 gallons Glacier water.)

1.20g calcium chloride, 2.50g epsom salt, and 0.25mL lactic acid added to water

After 45 mins
pH is 5.70; specific gravity is 1.010

Yeast

2015-08-30
Pitch 2 packs of WLP565 Belgian Saison (WhiteLabs) at 68°.

Dry additions

2015-10-10
2 ounces of Rosehips and Hibiscus. (These were added to two cups of water and steeped at 150° for ~40 minutes. Added to keg after straining. Nice pink color, spicy/complex aroma. Should be good.)

Tasting notes (6.50/10; 2 ratings)

2016-03-08
[7/10] Peppery, berry, apple juice, floral aromas. Good lacing, but head dissipates fairly quickly. Lingering layer of fine bubbles. Amber/orange color. Smooth mouthfeel. Some alcohol heat. Peppery finish. Peppery, bitter, earthy, some sweetness, grape peel flavors. There's a lot of fruitiness in this beer (bitter strawberry?), but it's ahrd to say exactly what.
2016-04-30
[6/10] Cleared up pretty well. Final keg pour. Slightly pink head, good lacing, head retention is decent. Lots of berry fruit w/ some pepper aroma. Dry, thin body. I go back and forth on whether I like this. I'll stick to the French Saison yeast, this is too peppery for me.

Beer competition results

Placed 3rd and scored 36 in 2016 Napa Brew's Classic.

Scored 32 in 2016 NHC.