First Saison
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Tippsy-Turvy
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Nice! Plenty of cloves, bananas and spice flavors?
Clove at first, followed by a semi-sweet / spice flavor (think peppered banana and papaya), and finishes citrus. Could use a bit of improvement in the head retention department, but overall one of my finer brews.
aStoutObserver
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Recipe? Got my Belma Saison brewday tomorrow
Here you go, all I have for notes on this one. My comments are a bit lacking in detail.... it is pretty straightforward. Like I said in a previous post, this one is lacking in head retention, so I may consider Carapils somewhere in the recipe at some point, or leave well enough alone.
Cloud 9 Saison
Saison (16 C)
Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 6.50 gal
Boil Size: 7.73 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Vol: 7.02 gal
Final Bottling Vol: 5.75 gal
Fermentation: Cloud 9 Saison
Date: 30 Mar 2015
Brewer: Aaron Darby
Asst Brewer:
Equipment: Default All-Grain
Efficiency: 69.20 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 71.9 %
Taste Rating: 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU
14 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 93.3 %
1 lbs Wheat, Torrified (1.7 SRM) Grain 2 6.7 %
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 13.9 IBUs
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 4 10.7 IBUs
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 5 6.9 IBUs
0.33 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 6 -
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 10.0 min Hop 7 2.5 IBUs
1.0 pkg Belgian Saison (Wyeast Labs #3724) [124.21 ml] Yeast 8 -
Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color
Est Original Gravity: 1.058 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.7 %
Bitterness: 34.1 IBUs
Est Color: 4.1 SRM
Measured Original Gravity: 1.058 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.3 %
Calories: 192.7 kcal/12oz
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge
Sparge Water: 4.84 gal
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE
Total Grain Weight: 15 lbs
Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Mash PH: 5.20
Mash Steps Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 18.75 qt of water at 170.9 F 156.0 F 45 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (0.98gal, 3.87gal) of 168.0 F water
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Keg
Pressure/Weight: 17.22 PSI
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 45.0 F
Fermentation: Cloud 9 Saison
Volumes of CO2: 2.7
Carbonation Used: Keg with 17.22 PSI
Age for: 7.00 days
Storage Temperature: 84.0 F <---- Ignore this, I have no idea where this came from....
Notes
Added 5 degrees to strike water and sparge water. (Ignored on 6/29/15 brewday, it was 100F in brew area)
6/29: Forgot to dump out deadspace water in the HLT/Boil Kettle, had to increase boil time my 18 minutes. 1st wort hops is a 78 minute boil as opposed to 60. Also attempted a psuedo fly-sparge, efficiency fell a bit low, but 0.002 isn't that bad of a miss.
6/30: Fermentation Day 1 - Keezer was set to 62F, found at 60F. Adjusted up by one day's increment to 64F, expecting 62F tomorrow. If estimates are correct, I will ramp up the next four days by 1F extra.
aStoutObserver
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Looks tasty. Congrats! The wheat should have done plenty for the head retention I would think. Maybe up that some or take it as it is (as you said.) I don't think you need a big head for this beer.
That's what I was thinking, it laces nicely, tastes great, but the head disappears after about five minutes. No biggie for me, it drinks just as well and i'm sure my fishing buddies (who i'm trying to convert to homebrew) will enjoy it as well.
On a side note, it smells like a fresh sliced orange. Saisons are definitely a beer full of character!
