Saturday, September 14, 2013

Cynically American Saison

Channeling one of the recipes from Surly (Beer Advocate)-- one of our favorite breweries. A Saison hopped with American and New Zealand stone fruity and earthy hops. Hopefully with 1 gallon finished with Brett. 



Recipe specifics:Size (Gal): 6.25
Total Grain (lbs): 12
Projected OG: 1.054
Projected FG: 1.010
Projected SRM: 5.4
Projected IBU: 28.45
Wort Boil Time (min): 90

Fermentables:
80.77% -- 10.50 lbs Pilsner 2 Row
03.85% -- 0.50 lb Aciduated Malt
03.85% -- 0.50 lb Quick Oats
03.85% -- 0.50 lb Aromatic Malt
07.69% -- 1.00 lb Table Sugar

Hops:
0.25 ounces Willamette at first wort hop (FWH)
0.55 ounces Columbus at 60 min
1.00 ounces 
Willamette at 00 min
1.00 ounces Galaxy at 00 min

Extras:
1 tsp Irish Moss at 15 min
9 grams Gypsum split between mash and sparge

Yeast:
White Labs 566 (Belgian Saison)

Mash:
Sacch rest: 90 min at 145F


Notes:
  • Possible contamination: fermented in bucket which also fermented the Brett IPA
  • Brewed 09/15/2013
    • Missed 145 mash temp. Mashed for 90 min at 132 degrees. After 90 minutes, took out a gallon of wort, heated it up, and added it back to mash tun to bring it up to 145 degrees. Let sit for one more hour.
    • 5.00 gallons into fermentation bucket; 1.00 gallon into glass jug. Both with Cali Ale (WL 001) yeast
  • 9/20/2013: Added washed Brett to 1.00 gallon as experiment
  • 9/22/2013: Looks as though Brett may have taken over the 5.00 gallon batch? Bubbling had slowed, then suddenly picked back up again.
  • 9/23/2013: Add roasted and fresh jalapenos (2, de-seeded) to 1.00 gallon
    • Planning to add Mango, problems with ripening
  • 9/26/2013: Bought another Mango to add to 1.00 gallon
  • 10/01/2013: Sliced Mango and boiled it, put it into clean 1.00 gallon and racked Jalapeno-ed Saison on top.
  • 10/13/2013: Bottled Mango Jalapeno 
    • very Jalapeno-y
    • 7 12oz bottles
  • 10/27/2013: Kegged the 5 gallons of Saison-Brett.

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