Recipe: The Minstrel
Brewer: saq
Asst Brewer:
Style: Saison
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.30 gal
Boil Size: 7.34 gal
Estimated OG: 1.090 SG
Estimated Color: 14.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 39.4 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
0.50 lb Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 2.76 %
9.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 49.67 %
3.00 lb Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 16.56 %
3.00 lb Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 16.56 %
0.50 lb Special B Malt BYOB (140.0 SRM) Grain 2.76 %
0.12 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 0.66 %
0.75 oz Chinook BYOB Plug [14.30 %] (90 min) Hops 35.4 IBU
0.25 oz Chinook BYOB Plug [14.30 %] (10 min) Hops 4.0 IBU
0.50 gm Paradise Seeds (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Servomyces (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
11.00 gm Dried Elderflowers (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
2.00 lb Desert Flower Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 11.04 %
1 Pkgs Brettanomyces claussenii (White Labs #WLP6Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Double Infusion, Light Body
Total Grain Weight: 16.12 lb
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Double Infusion, Light Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
40 min Protein Rest Add 9.67 qt of water at 137.2 F 122.0 F
30 min Saccrification Add 11.28 qt of water at 179.2 F 149.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 11.28 qt of water at 208.2 F 168.0 F
So after hearing about a few crazy brews that sounded/were really awesome (olllllo's GABF pro-am beer, Avery Fifteen, Lost Abbey Carnevale) I decided I needed to step it up and do something crazy and boundry stretching. It started out as kind of a Saison with Chinook (to take a page from Carnevale) and some Grains of Paradise, then I remembered some really tasty Blackberry Pale Ale I had at the local homebrew club recently so in goes some honey. olllllo's GABF pro-am had dried elderberry and grains of paradise and Avery Fifteen had white pepper and hibiscus, but I can't get either of those so I went with elderflowers/grains of paradise.
Been kicking this idea around for a while, and I think I've finally settled the grain bill down to this. I'd like to do blackberry honey but I'm not sure I can get some by saturday, plus Desert Flower Honey sounds pretty interesting and I'd be supporting local business.
Also I've thought about putting dates in but I'm not sure if using some ripened dates is a good idea or how to use them. Comments? Suggestions?
Edit: Update recipe and fermentation notes! Beer is completed and drinking very well!
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.30 gal
Boil Size: 7.34 gal
Estimated OG: 1.080 SG
Estimated Color: 18.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 20.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
9.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 53.73 %
6.00 lb Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 35.82 %
0.50 lb Special B Malt BYOB (140.0 SRM) Grain 2.99 %
0.25 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 1.49 %
1.00 oz Sterling [6.20 %] (90 min) Hops 20.0 IBU
1.00 items Servomyces (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
2.00 gm Paradise Seeds (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
18.00 gm Dried Elderflowers (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 lb Date Sugar (3.0 SRM) Sugar 5.97 %
1 Pkgs Brettanomyces claussenii (WLP645) Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 15.75 lb
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Single Infusion, Medium Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 24.00 qt of water at 168.8 F 156.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 8.00 qt of water at 209.6 F 168.0 F
Notes:
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5/11/09 - 1.080 OG, higher than expected. The fruity elderberry flavor almost comes through the sweetness of the wort.
5/26/09 - 1.058 SG, brett seemed slow to respond, no visible activity until 4 days later.
5/30/09 - Raised fridge temp to 70f, brett seemed to wake up, small but thick looking foam at the top.
6/3/09 - After some significant airlock activity took a gravity reading, 1.034, not too shabby. Tastes fairly tart and flowery.
6/8/09 - Did another gravity reading, 1.020, seems to have cooled down with the fridge when lowering initial Pious v1 fermentation temp, time to add the dates.
6/10/09 - Fermentation has slowed in fridge with temp at 65f, took out of fridge to ferment at ambient 78-80f temperature. Beer woke up big time.
7/1/09 - The beer is definitely done, 1.006. Very clear, very tart, very flowery, very funky, good stuff. Kegged and chilling.
7/2/09 - Put 20PSI on and shook a few times, left on for carbonation.
7/5/09 - First taste test, carbonation level is almost there.
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Brewer: saq
Asst Brewer:
Style: Saison
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 5.30 gal
Boil Size: 7.34 gal
Estimated OG: 1.090 SG
Estimated Color: 14.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 39.4 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
0.50 lb Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 2.76 %
9.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 49.67 %
3.00 lb Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 16.56 %
3.00 lb Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 16.56 %
0.50 lb Special B Malt BYOB (140.0 SRM) Grain 2.76 %
0.12 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 0.66 %
0.75 oz Chinook BYOB Plug [14.30 %] (90 min) Hops 35.4 IBU
0.25 oz Chinook BYOB Plug [14.30 %] (10 min) Hops 4.0 IBU
0.50 gm Paradise Seeds (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Servomyces (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
11.00 gm Dried Elderflowers (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
2.00 lb Desert Flower Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 11.04 %
1 Pkgs Brettanomyces claussenii (White Labs #WLP6Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Double Infusion, Light Body
Total Grain Weight: 16.12 lb
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Double Infusion, Light Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
40 min Protein Rest Add 9.67 qt of water at 137.2 F 122.0 F
30 min Saccrification Add 11.28 qt of water at 179.2 F 149.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 11.28 qt of water at 208.2 F 168.0 F
So after hearing about a few crazy brews that sounded/were really awesome (olllllo's GABF pro-am beer, Avery Fifteen, Lost Abbey Carnevale) I decided I needed to step it up and do something crazy and boundry stretching. It started out as kind of a Saison with Chinook (to take a page from Carnevale) and some Grains of Paradise, then I remembered some really tasty Blackberry Pale Ale I had at the local homebrew club recently so in goes some honey. olllllo's GABF pro-am had dried elderberry and grains of paradise and Avery Fifteen had white pepper and hibiscus, but I can't get either of those so I went with elderflowers/grains of paradise.
Been kicking this idea around for a while, and I think I've finally settled the grain bill down to this. I'd like to do blackberry honey but I'm not sure I can get some by saturday, plus Desert Flower Honey sounds pretty interesting and I'd be supporting local business.
Also I've thought about putting dates in but I'm not sure if using some ripened dates is a good idea or how to use them. Comments? Suggestions?
Edit: Update recipe and fermentation notes! Beer is completed and drinking very well!
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 5.30 gal
Boil Size: 7.34 gal
Estimated OG: 1.080 SG
Estimated Color: 18.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 20.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
9.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 53.73 %
6.00 lb Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 35.82 %
0.50 lb Special B Malt BYOB (140.0 SRM) Grain 2.99 %
0.25 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 1.49 %
1.00 oz Sterling [6.20 %] (90 min) Hops 20.0 IBU
1.00 items Servomyces (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
2.00 gm Paradise Seeds (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
18.00 gm Dried Elderflowers (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 lb Date Sugar (3.0 SRM) Sugar 5.97 %
1 Pkgs Brettanomyces claussenii (WLP645) Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 15.75 lb
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Single Infusion, Medium Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 24.00 qt of water at 168.8 F 156.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 8.00 qt of water at 209.6 F 168.0 F
Notes:
------
5/11/09 - 1.080 OG, higher than expected. The fruity elderberry flavor almost comes through the sweetness of the wort.
5/26/09 - 1.058 SG, brett seemed slow to respond, no visible activity until 4 days later.
5/30/09 - Raised fridge temp to 70f, brett seemed to wake up, small but thick looking foam at the top.
6/3/09 - After some significant airlock activity took a gravity reading, 1.034, not too shabby. Tastes fairly tart and flowery.
6/8/09 - Did another gravity reading, 1.020, seems to have cooled down with the fridge when lowering initial Pious v1 fermentation temp, time to add the dates.
6/10/09 - Fermentation has slowed in fridge with temp at 65f, took out of fridge to ferment at ambient 78-80f temperature. Beer woke up big time.
7/1/09 - The beer is definitely done, 1.006. Very clear, very tart, very flowery, very funky, good stuff. Kegged and chilling.
7/2/09 - Put 20PSI on and shook a few times, left on for carbonation.
7/5/09 - First taste test, carbonation level is almost there.
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