SamInNJ
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So I've been looking over a ton of different takes on the saison style lately and am starting to come up with a plan for what I wanted to do and wanted to see what homebrewtalkers thought.
I want to avoid sugar/spice/fruit-peel additions, I think that I'd rather achieve the driness/spicey/fruity flavor from allowing the yeast and other standard ingredients to shine.
Targeting an OG around 1.050, Target FG of 1.004.
I was thinking a grain bill that would be something like:
60% Belgian Pils
20 % Wheat
10 % Rye
10 % Oats
Wheat and Oats contributing to mouthfeel & head retention, rye adding some spiciness.
For hops I wanted to do a combination of hops that would contribute to the earthy/fruity flavors. I was leaning towards something like:
60 min ~ 15 IBU (CTZ, bittering)
15 Minute Whirlpool -> Blend of Galaxy and Saaz for Fruity/Earthy Flavors
Yeast: TYB Wallonian Farmhouse
Does this sound reasonable? Anything look out of place? Not sure how much to add in whirlpool to get the flavors to blend well. I want a balance between the yeast flavors and that which will come out from the hops and the rye.
Also not sure if my IBU's are high enough. Beersmith contributes IBU's from the whirlpool but I've read that the software isn't super accurate there. Maybe I should move the whirlpool additions to late boil additions so I get a better IBU approximation?
I want to avoid sugar/spice/fruit-peel additions, I think that I'd rather achieve the driness/spicey/fruity flavor from allowing the yeast and other standard ingredients to shine.
Targeting an OG around 1.050, Target FG of 1.004.
I was thinking a grain bill that would be something like:
60% Belgian Pils
20 % Wheat
10 % Rye
10 % Oats
Wheat and Oats contributing to mouthfeel & head retention, rye adding some spiciness.
For hops I wanted to do a combination of hops that would contribute to the earthy/fruity flavors. I was leaning towards something like:
60 min ~ 15 IBU (CTZ, bittering)
15 Minute Whirlpool -> Blend of Galaxy and Saaz for Fruity/Earthy Flavors
Yeast: TYB Wallonian Farmhouse
Does this sound reasonable? Anything look out of place? Not sure how much to add in whirlpool to get the flavors to blend well. I want a balance between the yeast flavors and that which will come out from the hops and the rye.
Also not sure if my IBU's are high enough. Beersmith contributes IBU's from the whirlpool but I've read that the software isn't super accurate there. Maybe I should move the whirlpool additions to late boil additions so I get a better IBU approximation?