Grapefruit Juice (Belgian-American Saison)

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Sixbillionethans

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Location
Wauwatosa, WI
Recipe Type
All Grain
Yeast
WY3711PC
Yeast Starter
800ml
Batch Size (Gallons)
5
Original Gravity
1.074
Final Gravity
1.005
Boiling Time (Minutes)
60
IBU
46
Color
8
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
75F/1day, 80F/1day, 82F/5days
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
60/2weeks
Additional Fermentation
Bottle condition
Tasting Notes
Grapefruit juice. Wow, this thing is citrusy.
I had made a previous Saison with this yeast, and it was so citrusy that I thought I could go gonzo on the citrusy American hops and come up with a bit of an experimental brew. Also based loosely on a Saison recipe from Zymurgy. I was additionally inspired by Ouroborous, a brew from the Alchemist in Waterbury, VT, which is similar in its citrus flavors. But that's more of an IPA than this.

MASHED GRAINS
12# Belgian Pale
0.25# Caramel 60L
0.25# Biscuit
0.25# Aromatic

ADDITIONAL FERMENTABLES
1# Organic Cane Sugar

HOPS
0.5oz Centennial (10.5%aa) @ FWH
0.5oz Amarillo (7.5%aa) @ FWH
1oz Centennial @ 60 mins
0.5oz Centennial @ @ 5 mins
0.5oz Amarillo @ @ 5 mins
1oz Amarillo Dry Hopped

MASHING NOTES
152F for 60 mins.

FERMENTATION NOTES
Washed yeast from previous Saison.
75 for 24 hrs, 80 for 24 hrs, 82 for 5 days, cellar after that. 1.004 after 3 days when I transferred to secondary.

BOTTLING NOTES
1 cup corn sugar. Condition for 2 weeks.


ADDITIONAL TASTING NOTES
Holy citrus explosion. Literally tastes like I poured grapefruit or orange juice into it. The citrus notes from the yeast along with all the American hops really add up. Much to my surprise, people also seem to really like this one.
Color is a nice orange to match the flavor. Creamy head dissipates pretty quickly due to high alcohol content.
Probably a little more spiciness in the finish would have balanced this out a little bit.
 
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