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Saison

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): 2/3.9
Bitterness (Calc): 24.9 IBU (Tinseth)
BU/GU: 0.43
Calories: 189 (12 ounces)
ABV: 6.4%
ABW: 5%
OG: 1.058
OG (Plato): 14.27° P
FG: 1.010
FG (Plato): 2.56° P
Real Extract: 4.68° P
App. Atten.: 82.1%
Real Atten.: 67.2%
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 Rahr Pale Malt (2-Row) 100% of grist
10.00 pounds Total Grain Weight 100% of grist
Non-Fermentables
1 teaspoon Yeast Nutrient @ 10 minutes  
Hops
1.00 ounces Perle 8% Leaf @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil
8 AAUs
1.00 ounces Mount Hood 5% Leaf @ 0 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Dry Hop
5 AAUs
2.00 ounces Total Hop Weight 13 AAUs
Boil
Total Boil Time: 60 minutes
Yeast
Name: Belgian Saison
Manufacturer: Wyeast
Product ID: 3724
Type: Ale
Flocculation: Low
Attenuation: 78%
Temperature Range: 70–95°F
Amount: 125 ml
Procedure

Mash in with 10qts (2.5gal) at 159F (grain at 70F) and mash at 144F for 90 minutes.  Decoct with 10 pints to mash out.  Sparge with 5 gallons to reach a pre-boil volume of 6.5 gallons.

Use diammonium phosphate nutrient at the prescribed rate for wine yeast.

Dry hop in the primary once the krausen has fallen.  

Bottle in a timely manner to 3.5 volumes, 7 oz sucrose per 5 gallons.

Fermentation
Primary: 30 days @ 87° F
Secondary: 120 days @ 65° F
Saison
Date Brewed:  
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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  
Sparge Water Temperature:    
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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