So I brewed this last summer and planned on bottling before labor day but life happened. I thought it got infested by fruit flies (heheh I know but I planned on the name before then) and when I opened the fermenter I thought it was ruined. Lots of floaties and a big ring in the middle. Moved it to a warmer area then the basement where it sat for several more weeks. I am pretty sure i spec graved it at one point and documented 1.012. Well today it was truth or dare day and planned on dumping it but thought well why not spec grav it one more time and taste it...1.000 and tastes well warming. So sat in plastic bucket fermenter that doesn't seal (no air lock activity) for what 8 months and this might be the best beer I have made. The starter exploded; the fermenter exploded; fruit flies everywhere; plastic fermenter but no oxidation; lid off many times possible contamination. And a Christmas miracle? Pictures to follow.
Sleepy Lion Cluster-Fly Saison #042515
16-C Saison
Author: Tank 7 Clone
Date: 4/25/15
Size: 22.0*qt
Efficiency: 65.0%
Attenuation: 99.5%
Calories: 233.47*kcal per 12.0*fl oz
Original Gravity: 1.073 (1.055 - 1.080)
Terminal Gravity: 1.000 (1.004 - 1.016)
Color: 7.34*SRM (4.0 - 14.0)
Alcohol: 9.51% (4.4% - 8.4%)
Bitterness: 34.9 (20.0 - 40.0)
Ingredients:
12.5*lb (76.9%) Crisp Maris Otter - added during mash
3.25*lb (20.0%) Corn Flaked (Maize) - added during mash
8.0*oz (3.1%) White Wheat Malt - added during mash
14.0*g (11.1%) Cascade (7.6%) - added first wort, boiled 15.0*m
14.0*g (11.1%) Magnum (12.6%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0*m
70.0*g (55.6%) Amarillo® (8.5%) - added during boil, boiled 5.0*m
28.0*g (22.2%) Amarillo® (8.7%) - added dry to primary fermenter
1.0*ea White Labs WLP565 Belgian Saison I
Schedule:
Ambient Air: 70.0*°F
Source Water: 60.0*°F
Elevation: 5000*ft
00:03:00 #1 Mash In - Liquor: 20.0*qt; Strike: 163.49*°F; Target: 150.0*°F
01:18:00 #2 Sacch Rest - Rest: 75.0*m; Final: 150.0*°F
01:18:00 #3 Batch Sparge - First Runnings: 0.0*qt sparge @ 168.0*°F, 0.0*m; Sparge #2: 15.99*qt sparge @ 175.0*°F, 0.0*m; Total Runoff: 27.62*qt
Notes
800 ml yeast starter on stir plate - 3/31/15
8 oz mixed/milled grain toasted 350F 15 min cooled 15 min in oven - 3/31/15
Results generated by BeerTools Pro 2.0.14
Sleepy Lion Cluster-Fly Saison #042515
16-C Saison
Author: Tank 7 Clone
Date: 4/25/15
Size: 22.0*qt
Efficiency: 65.0%
Attenuation: 99.5%
Calories: 233.47*kcal per 12.0*fl oz
Original Gravity: 1.073 (1.055 - 1.080)
Terminal Gravity: 1.000 (1.004 - 1.016)
Color: 7.34*SRM (4.0 - 14.0)
Alcohol: 9.51% (4.4% - 8.4%)
Bitterness: 34.9 (20.0 - 40.0)
Ingredients:
12.5*lb (76.9%) Crisp Maris Otter - added during mash
3.25*lb (20.0%) Corn Flaked (Maize) - added during mash
8.0*oz (3.1%) White Wheat Malt - added during mash
14.0*g (11.1%) Cascade (7.6%) - added first wort, boiled 15.0*m
14.0*g (11.1%) Magnum (12.6%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0*m
70.0*g (55.6%) Amarillo® (8.5%) - added during boil, boiled 5.0*m
28.0*g (22.2%) Amarillo® (8.7%) - added dry to primary fermenter
1.0*ea White Labs WLP565 Belgian Saison I
Schedule:
Ambient Air: 70.0*°F
Source Water: 60.0*°F
Elevation: 5000*ft
00:03:00 #1 Mash In - Liquor: 20.0*qt; Strike: 163.49*°F; Target: 150.0*°F
01:18:00 #2 Sacch Rest - Rest: 75.0*m; Final: 150.0*°F
01:18:00 #3 Batch Sparge - First Runnings: 0.0*qt sparge @ 168.0*°F, 0.0*m; Sparge #2: 15.99*qt sparge @ 175.0*°F, 0.0*m; Total Runoff: 27.62*qt
Notes
800 ml yeast starter on stir plate - 3/31/15
8 oz mixed/milled grain toasted 350F 15 min cooled 15 min in oven - 3/31/15
Results generated by BeerTools Pro 2.0.14
