Interesting coincidence. After reading that very article, I tried the open fermentation thing, got frustrated and asked the Alvarado Street guy for advice. What works for me is:
1.) Big yeast starter - perhaps over-pitching a bit.
2.) 45 second blast of o2 through a...
Some are happy to share. As I was enjoying a glass of their Riot Punch last winter, guys at Alvarado Street Brewery (Monterey, CA) told me how they set fermentation temp to avoid Saison stall. I went home, gave it a try with WLP565, and the got a gravity drop to 1.002 in just 5 days.
I'm...