Bad Cat Delicious (Saison)

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Shawn Hargreaves

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Location
Seattle
Recipe Type
Partial Mash
Yeast
WLP550
Batch Size (Gallons)
5
Original Gravity
1.063
Final Gravity
1.015
Boiling Time (Minutes)
60
IBU
28
Color
11.4
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
21 days @ 68 degrees
Mash:

  • 2.50 lb Munich Malt
  • 1.00 lb Wheat Malt
  • 0.25 lb Acid Malt
One hour at 150 degrees, then mash out and sparge at 168.

60 minute boil:

  • 1 lb Jaggery (late addition at 30 minutes)
  • 4 lb Light Dry Extract (late addition @ 10 minutes)
  • 0.5 oz Northern Brewer pellets [7.40 %] (60 min)
  • 0.5 oz Goldings leaf [4.10 %] (30 min)
  • 0.5 oz Sterling leaf [7.00 %] (30 min)
  • 0.5 oz Goldings leaf [4.10 %] (5 min)
  • 0.5 oz Sterling leaf [7.00 %] (5 min)
  • 1x Orange Peel (5 min)
  • 1/4x Grapefruit Peel (5 min)
  • 0.75 oz Coriander Seed (5 min)
  • 2x Star Anise (5 min)
  • WLP550 Belgian Ale
This one took a while to mature. The anise was overpowering at first, but after a couple of months it has blended nicely and is very tasty indeed. Next time I'll only use the one star anise though.
 
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