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Big Otis

From the BrewBlog of Stoopsitters Brewing – Hastings, Minnesota USA
Printed April 19, 2024

Specifics
Style: Saison
Contributor: Dustin Zastera
Yield: 5 gallons
Color (SRM/EBC): 3/5.9
Bitterness (Calc): 33.8 IBU (Tinseth)
BU/GU: 0.58
Calories: 185 (12 ounces)
ABV: 7.3%
ABW: 5.7%
OG: 1.058
OG (Plato): 14.27° P
FG: 1.003
FG (Plato): 0.77° P
Real Extract: 3.21° P
App. Atten.: 94.6%
Real Atten.: 77.5%
BJCP Style Info: Saison
O.G.: 1.048 - 1.065
F.G.: 1.002 - 1.012
ABV: 5.0 - 7.0%
Bitterness: 20 - 35 IBUs
Color: 5 - 14 SRM
Info: 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.

General Information
Method: All Grain
Malts and Grains
10.00 pounds Belgian Plisen Malt 100% of grist
10.00 pounds Total Grain Weight 100% of grist
Non-Fermentables
1/2 tsp. Yeast Nutrient @ 10 minutes  
Hops
1.00 ounces Northern Brewer 9.8% Pellets @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil
9.8 AAUs
1.20 ounces Williamette 3% Leaf @ 1 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Aroma
3.6 AAUs
2.20 ounces Total Hop Weight 13.4 AAUs
Boil
Total Boil Time: 60 minutes
Yeast
Name: Belgian Ardennes
Manufacturer: Wyeast
Product ID: 3522
Type: Wheat
Flocculation: High
Attenuation: 74%
Temperature Range: 65–85°F
Amount: 125 ml
Procedure

Condition all water with 1g/gallon gypsum to increase sulfate and decrease pH.

Mash in with 2.75 gallons of water at 160F to hit a mash of 145F.  Infuse with 5 quarts, boiling, to increase the mash temperature to 160F and rest 30 minutes.  Infuse with 4 quarts , boiling, to increase the mash to the mash-out temperature of 170F.  Add hops to the kettle and drain the tun.  Sparge with an additional 12 quarts at 170F to collect a final volume of 6.5 gallons.

Bottle with 5 ounces of sucrose.

Big Otis
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Brew Day Data
  Target Actual
Strike Water Amount: 3.3  
Strike Water Temperature:    
Mash Temperature:    
Mash Time:    
Sparge Water Amount: 5.3  
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Pre-Boil Gravity:    
Pre-Boil Amount: 6  
Post-Boil Amount: 5  
Boil Time: 60  
Original Gravity: 1.058 / 14.3° P  
     
     
     
     
Brew Day Notes
 

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