I wanted a hoppy, spicy and dry saison (kind of like an "India Saison") with lots of citrus notes (especially lemon) and this didn't disappoint. I also wanted a hint of oak, but the oak chips kind of got lost in the background.
I soaked 2 ounces of oak chips and 1 ounce of coriander seeds in Smirnoff Citrus for three weeks, then I added the tincture to the secondary.
I really enjoyed this beer, but if I do it again, I'll use oak cubes for the tincture ... and I'll do an all-grain version.
Mini mash was for an hour at 145-150 degrees.
BTW, the saison yeast took a lot of coaxing. After a couple weeks of lagging activity, I brought it upstairs to warmer temperatures, and then it really took off. It spent a week in the primary and 3 weeks in the secondary.
OG was 1.047 and FG was 1.008
Fermentables
38% - Dry Malt Extract - Light - US
3
44
8
Extract
6% - Flaked Rye - US
0.5
36
2
Mash
6% - Flaked Wheat - US
0.5
35
2
Mash
50% - Pilsner - BE
4
36
2
Mash
Hops
Citra
1
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
12
49.4
Magnum
1
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
13.5
55.6
Citra
1
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
12
24.5
Hallertau
1
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
4.5
6.7
Citra
1
Pellet
Boil
5 min(s)
12
9.9
Yeast
Wyeast Belgian Saison 3724
78%
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I had heard from others that the Wyeast 3724 was really touchy. The french saison 3711 came highly recommended from a guy in my club and worked well for me in low 60 degree temperatures. Don't have a finished product yet.
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I had heard from others that the Wyeast 3724 was really touchy. The french saison 3711 came highly recommended from a guy in my club and worked well for me in low 60 degree temperatures. Don't have a finished product yet.
1/28/2013 11:57:20 AM