Saison Recipe - Honey Ginger Saison

Recipe Info

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Honey Ginger Saison

by on
All Grain
5.25 Gallon(s)
7.2 Gallon(s)
75 min
75%
For Pale 2-Row, used Best Maltz Pale - recommended for Belgian Ales. Used local Blackberry Honey.

Fermentables

56% - Pale 2-Row - UK
7
36
2
Mash
16% - Vienna - UK
2
35
4
Mash
12% - CaraMunich II - DE
1.5
34
46
Mash
4% - Flaked Wheat - US
0.5
35
2
Mash
4% - Flaked Oats - US
0.5
37
1
Mash
8% - Honey - US
1
35
1
Late

Hops

Crystal
1
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
4.8
11.7
Hallertau
1
Pellet
FlameOut
0 min(s)
3.8
0.0

Yeast

Wyeast French Saison 3711
81%

Other Stuff

Candied Ginger
4
oz
Boil
Irish Moss
1.5
tbsp
Boil

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Mash Grains at 156 degrees and hold for 60 minutes
2.
Sparge with 173 degrees to collect 7.2 gallons
3.
Heat to boiling add hops on schedule
4.
With 15 minutes remaining in the boil, add Hops, Ginger, Honey and Irish Moss, stirring so that the honey and ginger don't burn.
5.
Finishing hops at flame out
6.
Chill to 75 degrees, transfer to fermenter and pitch yeast
7.
Ferment for one week at ~ 75 degrees, transfer to secondary for one more week and keg.

Tasting Notes (1)

FastFord

Tasted on 9/30/2016 by FastFord

Notes:

So I tapped the keg on Sunday 9/25. Carbonation was good and had to vent off the pressure to get a clean pour. Beer has very robust flavor with lots of ginger and pepper spice character. Now at serving pressure it pour very well...very happy with it.

Recipe Facts

Honey Ginger Saison
Saison
  • 5.25 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.20 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 75  min Boil Time
  • 1.065 OG
  • 1.012 FG
  • 30.2 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.46 BG:GU
  • 10.9° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 6.8% ABV Alcohol
  • 219 per 12oz Calories
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Saison

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.048-1.065 / Your OG: 1.065
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.002-1.008 / Your FG: 1.012
IBU 0
120
IBU: 20-35 / Your IBU: 12
SRM 0
40
SRM: 5-22 / Your SRM: 10.9
ABV 0
14
ABV: 3.5-9.5 / Your ABV: 6.8
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.31-0.73 / Your BG:GU: 0.18

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