Wyeast 3711 v. 3724 -- tasting notes

[heywolfie1015]

Damn straight you are. Nothing quite like a 10.1% ABV session beer.

 

[ChshreCat]

Last batch was just a shade under 9% and tasted like it had as much alcohol as iced tea.

 

[ChshreCat]

Checked it last night to see how it was doing, the krausen already fell and I missed it. hehehehe I'll check gravity tonight and add my sugar then.

edit: Checked gravity. 5 days for it to go from 1.067 to 1.010. Not bad but still has a little ways to go. Sugar solution cooling and I'll add it on the way to bed. Sample tasted as good as last time!

 

[Sithdad]

I just bottled my saison that I made with the 3724 strain. OG was 1.065 and the FG ended up being 1.003 with no sugar additions. I drank the leftovers from the bottling bucket and I think this gonna be one my standard brews.

I did not, however, notice any problems with the yeast stalling. I did swirl the carboy once a day for 3-4 days after I noticed the airlock stopped. After that I just let it sit at 75-80 degrees until I bottled, which was 3 1/2 weeks in total.

 

[android]

good god, what is it with you people and your high gravity saisons with this yeast!!! i'm consider lowering mine from 1.042 next time!

 

[derekm]

I have used both and both make a great beer. I was not impressed with the 3711 at first but after aging it became awesome. Try setting a keg back for a few months and you will be in for a treat.

 

[android]

i just opened one of my last bottles from this batch, it's almost 1 year old and tastes REALLY good now.

 

[beerandloathinginaustin]

i just opened one of my last bottles from this batch, it's almost 1 year old and tastes REALLY good now.

Thanks for updating!

 

[brewhappy]

Has anyone added some peppercorn to spice it up? I notice a citrus flavor that dominates that isn't present in the dupont strain and I'd like to get some more spiciness. Anyone have any experience with this?

 

[boostsr20]

Has anyone added some peppercorn to spice it up? I notice a citrus flavor that dominates that isn't present in the dupont strain and I'd like to get some more spiciness. Anyone have any experience with this?

I've used some Grains of paradise in one and pink peppercorns in another. I liked the pink better. I believe it was 4grams in 5 gallons directly into the wort at knockout.

 

[ChshreCat]

I get good amounts of pepper from the 3711 and many folks say the citrus scales down if you keep the temps lower.