Farmhouse Ameri-Funk Pale Ale

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permo

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Location
North Dakota
Recipe Type
All Grain
Yeast
Wyeast 3724
Yeast Starter
Yes
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter
2 liters
Batch Size (Gallons)
11
Original Gravity
1.055
Final Gravity
1.005
Boiling Time (Minutes)
60
IBU
25
Color
4.5 srm
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
35 days starting at 75 and holding at 90-95
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
nope
Tasting Notes
Aromatic, with citrus, spice and pepper on the nose.Intense mid pallete pepper/citrus
This beer exceeded my expectations in every regard. Being my first saison I didn't know what to expect. The mid pallete pepper flavor is amazing and followed by a mild sourness and lingering sour/funk/bitter/dry finish with loads of pepper/citrus/floral aromas throughout. Although I use vienna as the base, malt is not a focus here. I can't pick out much from a malt perspective. I think with all thats going on with the yeast and hops, thats a good thing. I am drinking one while I type this....so this is what I taste. If you have the ability to control the temp and the time to wait for it. Wyeast 3724 may very well be the most complex yeast strain on the planet.

Due to the very dry finishing gravity of the beer, the bitterness is accentuated. It drinks like a very dry, very pale, very complex, india pale ale........but so much more sophisticated. I may shed a tear when the kegs are gone.


Amt Name Type # %/IBU
1.00 tsp Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 1 -
16 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 2 74.8 %
2 lbs 10.4 oz Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 3 12.4 %
2 lbs 12.0 oz Candi Sugar, Clear (0.5 SRM) Sugar 4 12.9 %
1.30 oz Magnum [10.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 20.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Glacier [5.60 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 4.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Glacier [5.60 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 7 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Summit [17.00 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min Hop 8 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Glacier Dry hop
1.00 oz centennial dry hop

Beer Profile

Measured Original Gravity: 1.057 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.8 %
Bitterness: 25.0 IBUs
Est Color: 4.5 SRM
Mashed at 148 for 4 hours
 
Sounds interesting. How were you able to achieve a consistent temp of 90?

I started the fermenter off in my basement and then we got a very warm spell back in July so I moved the fermenter to my garage where the temperator was between 88-100 for the better part of a month.
 
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