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BrewBlog: Little Ralph Dog

Specifics

Style:

Category:	Belgian and French Ale
Number:	16C

A medium to strong ale with a distinctive yellow-orange color, highly carbonated, well hopped, fruity and dry with a quenching acidity.

Commercial Examples: Saison Dupont Vieille Provision; Fantôme Saison D’Erezée - Printemps; Saison de Pipaix; Saison Regal; Saison Voisin; Lefebvre Saison 1900; Ellezelloise Saison 2000; Saison Silly; Southampton Saison; New Belgium Saison; Pizza Port SPF 45; Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale; Ommegang Hennepin.

Brewer:

Lon Chubiz

Brew Date:

May 16, 2013

Yield:

4 gallons

Color (SRM/EBC):

3/5.9

Calories:

187 (12 ounces)

Conditioning:

Bottles

ABV:

6.9%

ABW:

5.4%

Bottling ABV:

7.4%

Batch No:	9
OG:	1.058
OG (Plato):	14.27° P
Target OG:	1.060
Reading 1:	1.008 (16 days)
FG:	1.006
FG (Plato):	1.54° P
Real Extract:	3.84° P
App. Atten.:	89.2%
Real Atten.:	73.1%
Status:	Bottled

General Information

Method:	All Grain
Cost:	23

Near clone of Dustin's famed Saison. Modified with torrified wheat to give nice haze and head retention.

Used Ommegang yeast for this one. 1 L starter.

Scale Recipe

Enter desired final yield (volume):

gallons

Malts and Grains

10.50 pounds

Belgian Plisen Malt

Color (L):	1.5 °L
Info/Use:	Light color, malty flavor. For pilsners, dubbels, tripels, whites and specialty ales.

94.3% of grist

0.50 pounds

Flaked Wheat

Color (L):	2 °L
Info/Use:	Imparts a wheat flavor and hazy color. For wheat beers and Belgian white beers.

4.5% of grist

0.14 pounds

German Acidulated (Sauer) Malt

Color (L):	1.7-2.8 °L
Info/Use:	High lactic acid. For lambics, sour mash beers, Irish stout, pilsners and wheats.

1.3% of grist

11.14 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	4 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	1.5 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	60 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	5.7 gallons	4 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 1.5 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	11.1 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	2.4 gallons
Total Water Needed:	9 gallons	5.7 gallons (runoff) + 2.4 gallons (grain absorbtion) + 1 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	3.7 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	5.3 gallons	9 gallons (total water) – 3.7 gallons (mash water)

)

100% of grist

Hops

1.00 ounces

Centennial

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	9 - 11%
Notes:	Spicy, floral, citrus aroma, clean bittering hop.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Cascade
Example:	Ale; Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale

9.2% Pellets @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

9.2 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Total Hop Weight

9.2 AAUs

Boil

Total Boil Time:	60 minutes

Total Boil Time:

60 minutes

Water Profile

Brookline, MA

Calicum:	3.7 ppm
Bicarbonate:	10 ppm
Sulfate:	5.4 ppm
Chloride:	17.5 ppm
Sodium:	28.5 ppm
Magnesium:	0.8 ppm
PH:	7.9%
Notes:	From Massachusetts Water Resource Authority - Nov. 2012

Procedure

Mash in @ 122 -> 118F for 15 minutes Raised temp to 138F with 1000W heater. 138F for 30 minutes. Raised temp to 150F and maintained for 60 minutes. Used bottling bucket as mash-lauter tun. Sparged with 135F tap water to 5.5 gal.

Mash in @ 122 -> 118F for 15 minutes

Raised temp to 138F with 1000W heater. 138F for 30 minutes.

Raised temp to 150F and maintained for 60 minutes.

Used bottling bucket as mash-lauter tun. Sparged with 135F tap water to 5.5 gal.

Fermentation

Primary:	16 days @ 78° F
Secondary:	14 days @ 75° F

Tasting Reviews

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	38-44 = Excellent		21-29 = Good		00-13 = Problematic

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Aroma:	/ 12
Appearance:	/ 3
Flavor:	/ 20
Mouthfeel:	/ 5
Overall Impression:	/ 10
Cumulative Score:	0 / 50	Problematic

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