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Citra/El Dorado Rye Saison

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RBCostanza

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I am fairly new to AG brewing and am building my first recipe outside of AG kits. I am looking to do a saison because I am intrigued by the flexibility of the style. I am hoping to have the spiciness of rye to go along with the fruitiness of a Belgian yeast strain and citra/el dorado hops. Below is a first draft of the recipe. Any feedback on what I have here? Would this be better off if I switch the grains to a Belgian Pale Ale rather than a Saison?


Citra/El Dorado Rye Saison


Fermentables Efficiency: 75.0%
Batch size: 5.0 gal


Pilsner (US) 7.0 lb 63% 1 °L
Rye (US) 2.0 lb 18% 3 °L
Flaked Rye 1.0 lb 9% 2 °L
CaraMunich III (DE) 1.0 lb 9% 57 °L

Hops Boil time: 60 min

Citra (US) 0.3 oz 60 min Boil Pellet 13.7%
Citra (US) 0.5 oz 10 min Boil Pellet 13.7%
El Dorado (US) 0.5 oz 10 min Boil Pellet 16.0%
Citra (US) 0.5 oz 5 min Boil Pellet 13.7%
Citra (US) 0.7 oz 1 min Boil Pellet 13.7%
El Dorado (US) 0.5 oz 1 min Boil Pellet 16.0%

Yeasts
Belgian Style Saison Ale Yeast Blend White Labs WLP568 75.0%

Predicted Stats
1.061 OG
1.015 FG
38 IBU
6.0% ABV
9 SRM
 
I know it's been over a year, but can you give me your review of this beer - I'm especially interested in the hop blend and how it paired with the rye.
 
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