Kraken Saison (Belgian Brett Pale Ale?) (BN)
Split batch with the Sudzer Solera. The yeast was a combination of a Saison yeast and a Brett that Cliff cultured.
Brewed 5.0 gallons on 2019-05-25
Preboil gravity: 1.046
Original gravity: 1.055
Final gravity: 1.000
ABV: 7.2%
Apparent Attenuation: 100.0%
Split batch with Sudzer Solera (BM)
Process notes
2019-07-05
Kegged. Very slight rubber, bit of pineapple, grassy, some alcohol warmth, some stone fruit in the aroma and flavor. It's tasting quite good right now. Light yellow, golden color. Should clear up well.
Boil for 90 minutes
Nothing was added to the boil.
Yeast
2019-05-25
Pitch 1 pack of Belle Saison (LallemandBrewing) at 68°. (Rehydrated before pitching.)
2019-05-26
Pitch starter (started on 2019-05-24 with 200mL water, IntermittentShaking, 10 grams DME, 0.25 tsp FermaidK) made from 1 pack of Brettanomyces anomalus (from Cliff) at 68°. (~24 hours after the Saison pitch. ~1 inch of krausen. Let it sit at ~68° until kegging.)
Tasting notes (5.00/10; 2 ratings)
2020-02-17
[5/10] Dull, hazy, yellow/orange color. Head dissipates quickly. Small thin layer of white bubbles persists. Getting a light orange/lemon zest aroma. Medium-light body; kind of surprising given the FG. Dry, lemon pith finish. Dull orange, lemon grass, straw/hay flavor. Getting more straw in the aroma now. No tartness. Maybe some spiciness from the rye. Pretty easy drinking at 7.2%. Maybe a slight stonefruit, but if any, it'd be a ripe peach.
2020-09-15
[5/10] The aroma of this has developed nicely. Getting some stone fruit and pineapple. Peach/nectarine aroma in particular. Great head retention and lacing. Yellow, not perfect clarity. No real funk, some lemon. I'm really liking the aroma. Despite the high carbonation, the body seems extremely flat with no brightness. The flavor and mouthfeel don't match the aroma. Flavor is dull, slick mouthfeel (don't think it's diacetyl though). Unpleasant phenols in the flavor. Really disappointing flavor/mouthfeel given the aroma.