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Saison

From the BrewBlog of Stoopsitters Brewing – Hastings, Minnesota USA
Printed April 26, 2024

Specifics
Style: Saison
Contributor: Dustin Zastera
Yield: 5 gallons
Color (SRM/EBC): 3/5.9
Bitterness (Calc): 40.2 IBU (Tinseth)
BU/GU: 0.77
Calories: 169 (12 ounces)
ABV: 5.9%
ABW: 4.6%
OG: 1.052
OG (Plato): 12.86° P
FG: 1.008
FG (Plato): 2.05° P
Real Extract: 4.01° P
App. Atten.: 84.1%
Real Atten.: 68.9%
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 teaspoon Yeast Nutrient @ 10 minutes  
Hops
0.70 ounces Cascade (Homegrown) 18% Leaf @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil 		12.6 AAUs
1.00 ounces Styrian Golding 5% Pellets @ 0 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Dry Hop 		5 AAUs
1.70 ounces Total Hop Weight 17.6 AAUs
Yeast
Name: Belgian Saison
Manufacturer: Wyeast
Product ID: 3724
Type: Ale
Flocculation: Low
Attenuation: 78%
Temperature Range: 70–95°F
Amount: 1500 ml
Procedure

Make a huge starter for the yeast to get everything moving much faster.  The 3724 (WLP565) will stall very easily.

Mash in with 10qts (2.5gal) at 159F (grain at 70F) and mash at 144F for 90 minutes.

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

Saison
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Brew Day Data
  Target Actual
Strike Water Amount: 3.3  
Strike Water Temperature:    
Mash Temperature:    
Mash Time:    
Sparge Water Amount: 6.5  
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Pre-Boil Gravity:    
Pre-Boil Amount: 6.7  
Post-Boil Amount: 5  
Boil Time: 60  
Original Gravity: 1.052 / 12.9° P  
     
     
     
     
Brew Day Notes
 

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