Belgian Dark Farmhouse (AJ)
Extract sour beer made with dregs from Saison Bernice.
Brewed 3.0 gallons on 2015-10-10
Original gravity: 1.071
Final gravity: 1.015
ABV: 7.4%
Apparent Attenuation: 78.9%
Process notes
2015-10-26
Racked to 3gal fermenter and added the built-up Saison Bernice dregs. S.G. 1.016. Sample smells fruity, floral, and like honey. A tad bit of nail polish remover is present. Flavor is fairly fruity; raisin.
2016-02-24
Kegged. Dark brown, good clarity. Some dark fruit, sour cherry flavor. Not sure if this will be any good.
Boil for 60 minutes
8 ounces of CaraBelge (Weyermann) (Grains were added to 3 gallons of carbon filtered tap water which sat overnight w/ 1/2 Campden tablet.)
At 60 minutes
0.6 ounces of 14.2% Alpha Acid Amarillo pellets
At 60 minutes
6 pounds of Munich Malt Extract (LME) (Brewmaster)
Yeast
2015-10-10
Pitch 1 pack of Safbrew BE-256 Belgian Ale Yeast (Fermentis) at 69°.
2015-10-26
Pitch starter (started on 2015-02-16 with 500mL water, IntermittentShaking, 50 grams DME, 1.00 tsp FermaidK) made from 1 pack of Sante Adairius Saison Bernice Dregs at 70°. (2015-2-20: No fermentation was shown. Added previous starter to new 1L, 100g DME, 1tsp Fermaid K starter. Original starter tasted very malty, so no real activity took place.
2015-2-22: 1/2 inch white pelicle has formed.
2015-9-28: 1.2L water, 120g DME, 1 tsp FermaidK. Starter has been sitting @ room temp the last 7 months! Extremely Acetic. Will probably dump.)
2015-2-22: 1/2 inch white pelicle has formed.
2015-9-28: 1.2L water, 120g DME, 1 tsp FermaidK. Starter has been sitting @ room temp the last 7 months! Extremely Acetic. Will probably dump.)
Tasting notes (5.33/10; 3 ratings)
2016-03-08
[5/10] Dark brown, copper color. Off-white head. Needs more carbonation. Acetic, dark sour cherry, tart, not much funk aromas. Sweet-sour cherry candy flavor. Not bad, but something (mostly?) in the background that I'm not liking. Similar off flavor in the barrel-aged flanders (W), but not as strong. Slight nail polish in aromas as it warms. Drinkable, but not great.
2017-02-12
[5/10] Last pour. Dark, ruby red. Great clarity. Head dissipates quickly. Musty, dark sour, cherry aroma. Slightly acetic. Kind of earthy. Some Sudzers described a burnt sugar flavor. Complex, interesting beer, but I can't drink a lot of it.
2021-02-24
[6/10] I've had this last bottle for a long time. It's been in and out of fridges/fermentation chambers and temp has fluctuated a lot.
A tiny hiss when it opened. Great ruby red color, no head, just a few bubbles. Cherry and sherry. Dry, and not getting acetic acid. Some tartness, but not much. The dark cherry/sherry notes dominate. Fruity. Really not that bad.
A tiny hiss when it opened. Great ruby red color, no head, just a few bubbles. Cherry and sherry. Dry, and not getting acetic acid. Some tartness, but not much. The dark cherry/sherry notes dominate. Fruity. Really not that bad.
Beer competition results
Placed 2nd and scored 42 in 2016 Chili Cookoff w/ WoW.