Is there any point in cold crashing a Saison?

[dizzle]

I just got my temp controlled chest freezer and I'm itching to cold crash. This isn't a style that needs it, is it?

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Cold crashing isn't really style dependent, rather it's to improve clarity prior to racking. A *VERY* quick look at Google suggests that both the 3711 and 3724 yeasts are low-flocculation, which means this beer will benefit from cold crashing for at least a few days prior to racking.

Just my humble opinion. I cold crash every beer prior to racking, and typically fine with gelatin everything except IPAs that I worry I might strip some hop character out of, or hefeweizen where I want the yeast to remain suspended.

 

[r2eng]

^^ +1. I do not use gelatin anymore, but I do cold-crash all beers except Hefe's.

 

[ICWiener]

I don't cold crash anything anymore.

Here's the BJCP guidelines for saison:

Clarity is poor to good though haze is not unexpected in this type of unfiltered farmhouse beer.

So...go for it, or don't. Either way you're all good.

 

[Pratzie]

ur itching to do it with the new equipment so go for it. It won't take anything from it as far as flavor, just appearance.