I've made my first Saison and I'm a bit baffled as to why it's tasting sweet given that my FG was a very low 1.002 (lowest FG I've ever got to). To be honest I'm not even quite sure what a Saison should taste like as I've never had one before but I believe it's supposed to be dry. My recipe was:
Grain Bill
5.700 kg Pilsner (80.85%)
0.500 kg Munich II (7.09%)
0.450 kg Cane Sugar (6.38%)
0.400 kg Wheat Malt (5.67%)
Hop Bill
10.0 g Waimea Pellet (17% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.4 g/L)
10.0 g Waimea Pellet (17% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (0.4 g/L)
30.0 g Waimea Pellet (17% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil) (1.3 g/L)
50.0 g Waimea Pellet (17% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (2.1 g/L)
Yeast: Mangrove Jacks M27 Belgian Ale (Saison) yeast
Calculated IBU: 30
I mashed low 64C (147F) to make a highly fermenatable wort. I fermented it warm (following advise from a podcast on brewing Saisons) - started at 24C (75F) and ramped up to 31C (88F) by day 4. My OG was 1.066 and FG was 1.002 which puts ABV at just over 8% so could it just be an alcohol sweetness that I'm getting? Or could it be compounds from the yeast that make it seem sweet? Or not enough bittering? The beer tastes fine and it grows on me as I drink it but it's not what I expected for a style that's supposed to be dry. And with such a low FG, frankly I'm a bit baffled. I'd be interested to hear from brewers familiar with the Saison style.
Grain Bill
5.700 kg Pilsner (80.85%)
0.500 kg Munich II (7.09%)
0.450 kg Cane Sugar (6.38%)
0.400 kg Wheat Malt (5.67%)
Hop Bill
10.0 g Waimea Pellet (17% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.4 g/L)
10.0 g Waimea Pellet (17% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (0.4 g/L)
30.0 g Waimea Pellet (17% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil) (1.3 g/L)
50.0 g Waimea Pellet (17% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (2.1 g/L)
Yeast: Mangrove Jacks M27 Belgian Ale (Saison) yeast
Calculated IBU: 30
I mashed low 64C (147F) to make a highly fermenatable wort. I fermented it warm (following advise from a podcast on brewing Saisons) - started at 24C (75F) and ramped up to 31C (88F) by day 4. My OG was 1.066 and FG was 1.002 which puts ABV at just over 8% so could it just be an alcohol sweetness that I'm getting? Or could it be compounds from the yeast that make it seem sweet? Or not enough bittering? The beer tastes fine and it grows on me as I drink it but it's not what I expected for a style that's supposed to be dry. And with such a low FG, frankly I'm a bit baffled. I'd be interested to hear from brewers familiar with the Saison style.