Anyone tried WLP585 Belgian Saison III yet?

[Marchborne]

Any more info on this strain? Looking at a brew with this yeast in a few weeks and was thinking about reusing the yeast on a Belgian Dark Strong and Triple.

Thank for the help.

BW

Well, it should handle the higher gravity. I have a honey-wheat saison, with Williamette and Citra, that had on OG of 1.070. My last reading on 10/12 had it at 1.008, with my basement holding fairly steady at 72-74. I'm going to give it another reading tonight, and see what happens. Nice taste from the sample, the yeast goes nicely with the honey malt and white wheat malt.

 

[Gus_13]

Bumping an old thread in lieu of starting another one....

Has anyone fermented a larger beer with this yeast? I plan on doing a Saison d'Hiver maybe this weekend with it. I'm wanting it to come out around 1.080 or so. I'll do a starter for this before I pitch but I just haven't seen many folks use this yeast with a larger brew. The tasting notes seem great for a Hiver.

 

[Coff]

I used it on a 1.065 Amber-ish Saison and it finished bone dry at 1.002 so I dont see why it wouldnt work a little bigger then that. I say give it a try, it sounds great to me.

 

[Gus_13]

I used it on a 1.065 Amber-ish Saison and it finished bone dry at 1.002 so I dont see why it wouldnt work a little bigger then that. I say give it a try, it sounds great to me.

Thanks! I'm definitely going to give it a go. I'm going to do a starter tonight and let it spin 48 hours or so to get good propagation. I may keep 2 gallons separate to add some bugs to to get a dark, sour saison and secondary the rest with the vanilla bean and cinnamon. I'll keep it updated as it goes.

 

[Gus_13]

So... I made up a 1L starter with this yeast and pitched it into a 1.070 wort. Originally it was to be around 1.080 but I left some sugars out and halved the Candi syrup just to attempted not to over stress the yeast. I pitched Saturday afternoon and have yet to see any rigorous fermentation. I even planned to switch to a blow off tube if needed. Does this yeast just not ferment hard? I can tell it is fermenting but barely any visual evidence. I know not to rely on visual but, I'm just used to seeing those bubbles.

Any input is appreciated.

 

[BlainD]

Saison III is a beast. Bet it'd eat through just about anything. I keep my Belgians light so I don't know personally with larger beers. I'd say it's a fairly safe bet. I posted to this thread over a year ago and have brewed 4 beers and 2 ciders with this yeast. It is one of my favorites. Fermented high or low you will get good results.

 

[GTG]

Does anyone have any of this left laying around or know where I could order some? I made a really nice dark saison with it last year and would like some more. Mine was all eaten by brett b though.

GTG