Rosemary in a Saison

[BSBrewer]

Anyone have any experience using fresh rosemary in a brew? I want to brew a saison today with some and could use some help with the amount/timing.

Any input would be appreciated.

 

[schreck]

found some ideas to build off of (i plan to do one as well):

recently tasted a beer brewed by Defiant - Saison brewed with rosemary
--so we know its doable, i felt it needed more rosemary however.

i was told to throw in 1 sprig worth of leaves per 10 gal batch @ flame out
personally i would go for more, and steep instead as you would hops... maybe @ 15 and flameout? Get the bittering/flavoring and also some aroma at the end.

try making a "tea" (taking into account ratios) with rosemary leaves (fresh) and play around with various steeping times, etc. You can always do this to add flavor later if after primary fermentation you find it doesnt have that rosemary kick!

http://www.byo.com/stories/recipes/article/indices/51-recipe-exchange/1362-rosemary-ipa

rosemary + coffee go together - how bout a coffee and rosemary stout

 

[HopheadNJ]

Saison Du Buff is collaborative brew made with rosemary, sage, and thyme. Stone, Victory, and Dogfish Head will each be brewing the same recipe. I had the Stone version and def enjoyed it.