Saison Cottage House Saison

[Rhaop]

Thanks for the advice i'll try to post back if i get to brew it soon

 

[HausBrauerei_Harvey]

i have made this recipe twice now and it is fantastic! 1st batch exactly as OP recipe; 2nd batch changed hops to EKG and yeast to WL 565. Both turned out great. Question: I would like to xperiment with rye in a saison. Building off of this recipe, any recommendation as to morph this into a rye saison?

i've added 5% rye to my saison and it gives it just a little something extra, I love it. I also tasted a saison at the GABF I really loved and talked to the brewer and he also had 5% rye in his grist. with that said I haven't tried anything higher than 5%, might be worth a shot for sure.

 

[babaganuj]

i've added 5% rye to my saison and it gives it just a little something extra, I love it. I also tasted a saison at the GABF I really loved and talked to the brewer and he also had 5% rye in his grist. with that said I haven't tried anything higher than 5%, might be worth a shot for sure.

Nothing like recipe advice a year too late

 

[HausBrauerei_Harvey]

Nothing like recipe advice a year too late

you know i saw the day which wasn't that far off but didn't look at the year. Whoops. Better late than never anyways.

 

[babaganuj]

Just brewed a double batch of this today for my friend's first brew. Hit 1.060 on the dot. Only switched from honey to sugar to test for any differences and my hops were slightly higher AA so I should be around 40 IBUs. If it's half as good as last time, it'll be a hit!

Might dry hop with sage, rosemary, or thyme for my half. Does anyone have experience with herbs in this recipe?

I fermented this pretty warm (ambient 70 in a cardboard box so wort was likely in the mid 70s or higher) and hit 1.000 fg. The hydrometer sample was incredible - I highly recommend trying to ferment this on the warmer side if you enjoy more flavor than you're getting with 3711. Ran out of CO2 (leak in regulator) while purging the headspace so I won't be able to try this until next weekend

 

[Rhaop]

I fermented this pretty warm (ambient 70 in a cardboard box so wort was likely in the mid 70s or higher) and hit 1.000 fg. The hydrometer sample was incredible - I highly recommend trying to ferment this on the warmer side if you enjoy more flavor than you're getting with 3711. Ran out of CO2 (leak in regulator) while purging the headspace so I won't be able to try this until next weekend

Cardboard as a fermentation chamber? Might need to try for these winter months ahead, never dawned on me just to throw a box over the bucket and maybe use a heat wrap

 

[babaganuj]

Cardboard as a fermentation chamber? Might need to try for these winter months ahead, never dawned on me just to throw a box over the bucket and maybe use a heat wrap

I've always been lucky enough to have adequate temps around the house to not NEED a fermentation chamber. I don't know if/when I'll be moving so I I figured I should have some restraint in my frivolous spending

The box did a few things for me.. First, I don't have to worry about putting it where the sun might skunk it. Second, it prevents temperature fluctuations - especially if you stuff it with some towels (and want to keep temps up). Third, in case I ever have a really vigorous fermentation, it's a lot easier to throw out a box than clean the floors!

P.S. I'm in Baltimore too!

 

[Rhaop]

My basement has been fine for low to mid 60's year round but to maintain around 70 without the use of a heater as eluded me, i try to keep brewing simple

I'm from harco but i use to frequent Maryland Homebrew alot, now i mostly hit up Alecraft in bel air and occasionally Nepenthe

 

[armenianbrewer]

My basement has been fine for low to mid 60's year round but to maintain around 70 without the use of a heater as eluded me, i try to keep brewing simple

I'm from harco but i use to frequent Maryland Homebrew alot, now i mostly hit up Alecraft in bel air and occasionally Nepenthe

+1 on Bmore/MD. I hit up all those stores as well, though just not a part of any clubs

 

[babaganuj]

My basement has been fine for low to mid 60's year round but to maintain around 70 without the use of a heater as eluded me, i try to keep brewing simple

I'm from harco but i use to frequent Maryland Homebrew alot, now i mostly hit up Alecraft in bel air and occasionally Nepenthe

I'm with you on keeping things simple. Basement is mid 60s and main level is 70 in my row home. I don't brew anything that needs to be outside those temps.

Nepenthe is my go-to because I live in the city. The people there are great and prices are very reasonable. I also like their yeast and hop selection more than Maryland Homebrew's but maybe I just went on a bad day.

+1 on Bmore/MD. I hit up all those stores as well, though just not a part of any clubs

CRABS (Heavy Seas), Cross Street Irregulars (Mahaffey's) and Baltibrew (Nepenthe) are all at places I go anyway. Maybe I should join one!


Back on topic:
This new batch is still a little undercarbed but tastes great otherwise! It is a little higher IBUs than I wanted because chilling 10 gallons took much longer than I expected. Since uncarbed samples tend to be more bitter than the beer itself, is it reasonable to extrapolate and say once this is fully carbed that the perceived bitterness will go down? I enjoy it but some of my friends may appreciate a little less aggressive brew.

It seems like there is good information on this page but doesn't help answer my question: https://beerandbrewing.com/dictionary/z8NACbisww/bitterness/
On one hand, the ionic form of iso-alpha acids is more bitter and is more abundant at higher pH (lower CO2 should be a higher pH beer).. But on the other hand carbonic acid from CO2 can also be perceived as bitter.. So what's the balance?


Also, I'll be using sugar instead of honey from now on in this recipe. I can't tell the difference and it took me down to 1.000 FG.

 

[ten80]

ISince uncarbed samples tend to be more bitter than the beer itself, is it reasonable to extrapolate and say once this is fully carbed that the perceived bitterness will go down? I enjoy it but some of my friends may appreciate a little less aggressive brew.
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But on the other hand carbonic acid from CO2 can also be perceived as bitter.. So what's the balance?


Also, I'll be using sugar instead of honey from now on in this recipe. I can't tell the difference and it took me down to 1.000 FG.

Age it for a while if it is too hoppy when carbed. I have some 1.5 year old bottles that are holding up fantastically and the flavors are really smoothing out. Bottle conditioning seems to impart a very nice complexity.

I used honey in my recipe and the flavor is more apparent after a year when the hops and other stronger flavors have mellowed.

 

[IowaHomeBrewer]

I just ordered some wallonian farmhouse and Saison blend 2 from yeast bay. Will be recreating my last batch next weekend and will enjoy the comparisons between these and the 3711 I used on my first go.

I tell you, nothing better than having my ipa, Chai stout, and a good Saison on tap. Love homebrewing.

 

[azscoob]

I just ordered some wallonian farmhouse and Saison blend 2 from yeast bay. Will be recreating my last batch next weekend and will enjoy the comparisons between these and the 3711 I used on my first go.

I tell you, nothing better than having my ipa, Chai stout, and a good Saison on tap. Love homebrewing.

It's a great feeling when someone says "you brewed this????"

 

[AndyCalixto]

I brewed this recipe with willamete and sorachi ace. the weather was very hot so the temp was about 24º Celsius. It was great but the alcohol was more than I would like. 7,9%. I will try another recipe to reach 6.6%. thank you

 

[IowaHomeBrewer]

Ok, so ive brewed this with 3711, wallonian farmhouse, and saison blend 2 from yeast bay.

3711 came across too wheat beerish.

Wallonian was good, but not much for fruit or spice esters and i fermented warm. Was some funk to it that i didnt care for.

Saison blend 2 was the bomb. Right amount of esters, not a ton of spice but i can supplement that elsewhere. Delicious. The finished beer tasted like Surly Cynic Ale. Not quite the same, must be the hops, but very very close.

Sasion blend 2 is gonna be my go to. Shame i didnt over build the starter, wasnt sure if id really like it

 

[tellyho]

I've brewed this with 3711 for a couple years and just used Omega Saisonstein for this first time this fall. It's awesome. Blend of spice and fruity saison flavors.

 

[schmittychris]

I have this in the fermenter right now. The only things I altered were the hop schedule to stay at the IBUs and I had grains of paradise so why not. I'm really looking forward to it.

 

[saltymirv]

I've been meaning to brew this for at least a year now; I finally got around to doing it yesterday!

I did a 2 gallon recipe as follows:

3lbs Dingemann's Pilsner
.5lb White Wheat Malt
.2lb Breiss Caramel Munich
.2lb Quaker Oats
6oz Clover Honey

.75oz Fuggles @ First Wort, boil time 30 minutes (28 IBU)
.35oz Fuggles @ Flame out, while the batch cools in the sink (~4 IBU)

I forgot to add the fresh cracked pepper, so I put the .5tsp in a little bit of water and boiled it in the microwave for a few seconds then added it to the fermenter

My gravity came in a little low at 1.052 since I rushed the mash, but thats ok. I don't really need a 7% beer anyway

I had some harvested 3711 slurry and propagated up a starter for this batch. Its happily bubbling away now. I'm excited to try it; waiting for the beer to finish is is the hardest part!

 

[jojacques]

I have unmalted white wheat malt on hand, can I use this instead of the regular white wheat malt?

 

[saltymirv]

unmalted malt seems contradictory. Do you mean flaked, torrified, or raw wheat? Do you have a link to what you bought?

 

[jojacques]

lol! So true.
My bad. Unmalted White Wheat!
https://www.ontariobeerkegs.com/Unmalted_White_Wheat_OiO_1_lb_p/malt-1lb-unmalted-white-wheat.htm

 

[jojacques]

Oh! And I know the recipe calls for .5oz of Sorachi and .5oz of fuggle for FWA, but could I dump the Fuggle and use only Sorachi for FWA?
Or use a 50/50 Sorachi-Fuggle for all additions?

I feel like this special Hop should be a bit more present...

 

[saltymirv]

lol! So true.
My bad. Unmalted White Wheat!
https://www.ontariobeerkegs.com/Unmalted_White_Wheat_OiO_1_lb_p/malt-1lb-unmalted-white-wheat.htm

Since its not gelatinized, you might want to boil this in some water before adding it to the mash. Nothing wrong with using it though

Regarding the Sorachi as the sole bittering hop, that is fine. Save the fuggles for later additions

 

[jojacques]

I'd like to give this Saison a bit more "floral" taste and add late additions + dry hop to it.
I will use the Fuggle as late additions, but anyone has a recommendation as per which kind of hop should be used for dry hop? Something that will compliment the peperry taste that the "Bell Saison" yeast will give?

 

[dezman]

Just brewed this. subbed candy sugar for honey and crystal 80 for caramunich because I didn't have. Also, forgot the pepper

Should be good though still. Excited for this one.

 

[DC_0602]

Cant wait to try this out!

 

[jpoppinmoneyunit]

Just brewed the exact recipe except my LHBS din't have wyeast 3711 so I went with WL 565 Belgian Saison yeast. I'm going to take morebeers advice and ramp it up 2 degrees right after brew day from 68 until i reach 85 and hold it there for a few days.

I hit all temps mash temps exact, can't wait!

 

[Rhaop]

Just brewed the exact recipe except my LHBS din't have wyeast 3711 so I went with WL 565 Belgian Saison yeast. I'm going to take morebeers advice and ramp it up 2 degrees right after brew day from 68 until i reach 85 and hold it there for a few days.

I hit all temps mash temps exact, can't wait!

My first time brewing this i used 565, turned out great!

 

[jojacques]

Not sure what happened, my FG is 0.98.
Holy ****!

 

[JonM]

That 3711 is a beast!