- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- Pitched both Belgian Saison and French Saison strains (Wyeast 3724 and 3711)
- Yeast Starter
- no
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5.5 gallona
- Original Gravity
- 1.052
- Final Gravity
- 1.010
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60 minutes
- IBU
- 33.5 IBUs
- Color
- 4.3 SRM estimated - Straw colored
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- three weeks @ 65F
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- no secondary, but cold crashed for a week
- Tasting Notes
- Pepper spices, fruitiness, lemon and lemongrass
Light, dry, easy to drink, effervescent, with some medium low peppery spice; the lemon-ish flavor of the Sorachi Ace hops melded nicely with the lemongrass tincture we added - the lemongrass wasn't distinct, just a part of the Saison flavor profile.
Grain Bill
9 lbs (76.6%) Pilsner
1 lb (8.5%) Munich 10L
1 lb (8.5%) Wheat Malt
12 oz (6.4%) Table Sugar
Hop Schedule
0.25 oz Sorachi Ace (13%) @ 25 minutes
0.25 oz Sorachi Ace (13%) @ 20 minutes
0.50 oz Sorachi Ace (13%) @ 15 minutes
0.50 oz Sorachi Ace (13%) @ 10 minutes
0.50 oz Sorachi Ace (13%) @ 5 minutes
At bottling, added a tincture we had made of lemongrass in vodka, to taste - not enough to make the lemongrass distinct, but rather to compliment the Saison and Sorachi Ace flavors.
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