17-SaisonDextra

Saison d'Êxtra

A strong saison, based on the recipe in Brewing Classic Styles. This is the strong version

Recipe

Grain bill:

• 12.5 lb pilsner
• 0.75 lb wheat malt
• 1 lb Munich
• 2 oz CaraMunich 60 (used CaraMunich III)
• 1 lb cane sugar (used corn sugar)

Mash & Boil:

• Mash at 147 F for 90 minutes
• Boil 90 minutes

Boil additions:

• 2 oz. Hallertau (60 min)
• Irish moss (15 min)
• 0.75 oz. Hallertau (0 min)

Yeast:

• 1.5 L starter of Wyeast 3711 French Saison (two smack packs)
  • Began the yeast starter Thursday evening
  • I don't have a stir plate, so I just swirled it up every chance I got

Gravity:

• Pre-boil target: 1.054
• OG: 1.070
• Target: 1.011

Brewing day

• Mash with 17 qts
• Batch sparge with around 8 gallons
• Boil volume: about 10 gallons
• 90 minute boil
• OG: 1.062
• about 5.5 gallons into the fermenter
• Using bucket fermenter #1

Bottling day

• Target FG: 1.011
• FG: 1.000
• 8.2% ABV
• 48 12-ounce bottles
• Primed with 6.0 oz corn sugar
• Used CHAOS bottling bucket #2

Tasting notes

Timeline

• 2015.05.03: Brew day
• 2015.05.16: Moved from ferm room (68F) to the bar area of the brewhouse to finish at a higher temperature. Currently at 1.008.
• 2015.05.23: Bottling day