Brewing a Saison for Summer - Recipe and Discussion
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Mike introduces a Saison brewed with dried Saison yeast as well as some spelt in the grain bill.
This beer was meant to be dry and quaffable. With a final gravity or 1.004 it certainly is easy to drink and crisp. However, it dried out so much that because it started at 1.066 OG the beer is pushing 8% ABV. Oops.
The character of this Saison has a nice balance of lemon and a touch of spicy character supported by a subtle graininess from the Spelt malt. Mike used an extended step mash to get something that was super fermentable.
The other great aspect to this saison was the results from using Cellar Science's Saison yeast. This yeast certainly dried out the beer as expected for a saison while also providing a noticable yet manageable amount of lemon and spice character.
The end result is a beer that is super drinkable (albeit a little too high on ABV). Recipe below.
CHEERS!
Recipe
3.5gal/13L post boil
7lbs/3.2kg Pils
1.5lbs/680g Spelt
10oz/280g flaked oats
10oz/280g table sugar
23g Sterling Hops 60min (30IBUs)
34g Sterling Hops 10min
Cellar Science Saison
Mash149F/65C for 50min
Ramp to 168F/76C, hold 10min
Water:
Ca-75ppm, Mg- 5ppm, Na- 41ppm, SO4- 109ppm, Cl- 132ppm
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Great video, You're making me thirsty, I love Saisons! Cheers 🍻
Interestingly, I loved this Saison right out of the gate. Its got a little age on it and its lost something. Maybe oxidation. Who knows. Cheers! -Mike
saison for my maison
Brewed a Saison back in the middle of June and used Cellar Science - Saison. What a beast! FG was 1.001. Mine was supposed to come in at 6.4% ABV but the yeast ate its way to 7.1%. Thanks guys!
That's what happened to me too I think. Next time I plan to mash higher and see how it comes out. When the yeast is so potent maybe I don't need to work so hard on the mash side of things to get a dry beer. Cheers! -Mike
I love Saisons and of course I love this video, massively interested in the use of spelt - I'll have to source some and try it; in a Saison of course.
Greatest style ever.
Certainly offers the most flexibility and some room for creativity. Cheers! -Mike
Nice review and a good looking beer! Cheers!!
I seem to crave at least one Saison a year and this one really came out the way I wanted it. Cheers! -Mike
Well done, Mike. Sounds like you brewed a winner.
Made mine this summer first time. Turned out well. Belle Saison open fermentation.
Saison makes a good hard cider also!
nice... but leaving beer on the table John? c'mon.. haha. love you guys. keep pumpin these out
I just ordered my first few Cellar Science items, the Hazy yeast, and the Dap free nutrient as well as their Tropical Thunder enzyme for some upcoming wines. Pretty excited to try their products and the prices are awesome! Thanks for highlighting them!
I love this! I brew a lot of saisons. Currently drinking one I brewed. I like mixing them up from traditional to some experimental ones. My current one is aramis and cashmere, and it’s amazing!
Very informative my friend. Cheers!
Hi Dudes, I have had a few friends who have used cellar science yeast with great success. I will definitely try the saison strain in a future brew. I have to finish off a Blood Orange Saison keg first. Great video! Cheers!
Saison is one of my favorite styles. I try to keep them on the lower end of ABV. Beware, you will be seeing double and feeling single. Wish one of the labs would make a dry Belgian strain.
Cool video. I love saison but prefer the belgian saison style vs french style. The french yeast seem to fall short for me on the flavor I want. That cellar science looks like its a french style saison yeast.
I think you're right. I have had good luck blending the two yeasts and getting some of the Belgian qualities with the softer French profile too. I think that's what I like about Saison is the flexibility for individual palates. Cheers! -Mike
Hi Guys, what form was the spelt? Malted or flaked or? How does this compare with other Saison's out there, for example some of the oxbow Saison style beers?
This was malted Spelt. I've never had an Oxbow Saison so I can't make a direct comparison. I'll just say that I think the Spelt did contribute a nice graininess to the backbone of the beer. Spelt is like wheat really just not as soft tasting as wheat IMO. I think I really like it in this application. Cheers! -Mike
@@BrewDudes Cheers. I have baked bread with Spelt but not brewed with it, might need to check it out!