Reason for the Saison

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WOP31

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Recipe Type
All Grain
Yeast
Wyeast 3726 Farmhouse Ale
Yeast Starter
No
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter
No
Batch Size (Gallons)
5.5
Original Gravity
1.076
Final Gravity
1.008 (Hopefully)
Boiling Time (Minutes)
90
IBU
21.5
Color
10.3 SRM
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
10days / 90+%
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
6weeks / 73%
Beer: Reason For The Saison
Style: Saison
Type: All grain
Size: 5.5 gallons
Color: 17 HCU (~10 SRM)
Bitterness: 23 IBU
OG: 1.074 FG: 1.010
Alcohol: 8.3% v/v (6.5% w/w)

Grain:
11 lb. British pale
2 lb. Wheat malt
2 lb. American Munich
1 lb. Gambrinus Honey Malt
4 oz. Belgian aromatic
8 oz. Belgian biscuit
8 oz. American crystal 10L

Mash: 64% efficiency
Single infusion mash at 148° for two hours. Sparge at 170°.

Boil: 90 minutes SG 1.055 7.5 gallons

Hops:
.5 oz. Styrian Goldings (5.5% AA, 60 min.)
.5 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 30 min.)
.5 oz. Styrian Goldings (5.5% AA, 30 min.)
.5 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 15 min.)
.5 oz. Styrian Goldings (5.5% AA, 5 min.)

Last 15 minutes of the boil add:
1 lb. Jaggery Sugar
Zest 1 Navel Orange
Zest 1 Grapefruit
1 tsp Corrinader (All Spices Ground)
1 tsp Cardamom
1 tsp Grains of Paradise
1 tsp Star Anise
1 tsp Biter Orange Peel

Yeast: Wyeast 3726 Farmhouse Ale yeast

Fermentation:
The hotter the better, try to ferment in the low to mid 90°s.
Rack to secondary and hold for 6 weeks at room temp.
 
I'm interested to know, too. I have a similar situation in secondary right now. I also used an "Asian" spice bill: Vietnamese rock sugar, green cardamom, star anise, cinnamon bark, bitter orange, black pepper, coriander, fennel seed. I'm not going to taste it until February.
 
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