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Brewed this on January 25th and bottled it last Saturday. It snowed both days. Pretty cool coincidence since it doesn't snow a whole lot in this area of North Carolina. I am calling it Southern Snow Saison, but full credit goes to Azscoob original Cottage House Saison recipe. Thanks a lot...

I just realized what might help me next time: stir during mash. Just read on John Palmer's website that you need to stir the mash ever 15-20 minutes. I guess I thought that mash was like bbq: if you're lookin you aint cookin. Ill try more stirring next time.

Thanks!

I wonder why, after three successful batches, I get this. Makes me want to invest in a refractometer. That way I could take immediate action. Maybe I should try stirring more, or maybe sparging in two steps vs one.

I brewed a 2.5 gallon pale ale yesterday and my gravity is pretty low. Beersmith calculated 1.056, and I ended up with 1.043-45. Should I add some sugar/honey to fermenter? Details: 4.5 lbs 2 row .5 lbs vienna .5 lbs crystal Strike temp: 160 Mash temp: 148 for 75 min (actual was 147.7...

This one has been in the bottle for about 10 days. I know it will only get better. Can't wait for the rest of the bottles to condition fully.

I can't wait for this one to be bottle conditioned and ready to enjoy. My last hydrometer sample (after 19 days in primary) tasted and smelled really nice. There was a strange aftertaste, but I am trying not to worry about it. I am telling myself that it will just improve after bottle...

thanks. Can't wait to brew it. And, thanks a lot for sharing!:mug:

your original recipe is for 5.5 gallons. I am doing 2.5 gallon batches. How far do you think I will be off if I simply cut your recipe in half?

Thanks for all the advice. I might just try the aquarium heater sometime. Shouldn't be that hard to do it, especially since I am fermenting 2.5 gallon batches. But, I will probably try at lower temps first since most of my extra cash goes to malt, hops, and yeast...... and of course a few...

Awesome! Glad to hear. I've been chomping at the bit to brew a saison ever since I drank a saison dupont. Cant wait. I will probably try a recipe someone posted here. Thanks for the input!!

I want to brew a saison next week, but my house stays around 68. I know saison yeast does its thing at higher temps. Will it still perform and turn out a good beer if I ferment at the lower end of the temp range? Thanks

Haha, thanks. I dont even know why I am worried about it. I have had beers that are too hoppy on the bitterness side, but I dont remember disliking a beer from too much hop aroma. In fact, when I drink a beer that has a lot of hop aroma (new belgium's mighty arrow for example) I usually cant...

Any other suggestions whether to dry hop or not?

Thanks