Brewed: Leaner Saison (c)

By scot in Beer Recipes, Home Brewing on Saturday, July 2nd, 2016

Mosiac hops awaiting additions into the boiling wort.

Lately, I have been brewing American Ales, more precisely, India Pale Ales IPA). I have strayed off the IPA beaten path but only to come back as the tractor beam of hop affection pulls undeniably.

At my last visit to the home brew store I was easily persuaded into Lallemand Belle Saison yeast. Prior to that, I had purchased a 10 pound sack of rye. I had used it in Rye IPA earlier this month. I still had a lot left. The combination of the rye on hand, two versions of a rye Saison never brewed, and the slippery tongue of the beer salesmen, I was destined to pick up the saison yeast. The beer store also doubles as a brewery. Salesperson said that they use that yeast in their sasisons. I like there saisons. I don’t have to create a starter if I manage the “size” of the alcohol content. The yeast may sit in the fridge for a week or few months, it is dry yeast. Once again, easy decision.

The only thing left to do: decide on the version of Leaner Saison to brew. Notice that I am using version “c”. I made a third recipe after looking at the first two. Those recipes were made a few years back when I was a bit more subtle in my approach of using rye in a home brewed saisons. It needed more rye: 3 pounds. It needed some new world hops: 3 ounces of Mosaic.

Rye and tropical fruit saison, hopefully, here I come.

Leaner Saison (c)

General Information:
Brew Date: Saturday, July 02, 2016
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Lallemand Belle Saison
Yeast Starter: N/A
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.50
Original Gravity: 1.060
Final Gravity: 1.002
IBU: 24.6
Color: 4.8 SRM
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70%
Alcohol by Volume: 6.7%
Primary Fermentation: 2 days @69*F, 2 days @72*F, 3 days @ 74*F

Grain Bill:
10.00# 2-row
3.00# Rye
4.0oz Oats

Mash:
Saccharification @150.1*F

Hop Bill:
1.50 ounce Mosiac @20 minutes
1.50 ounce Mosiac @5 minutes

Extras:
1.0 tsp Yeast Nutrient @ 15 minutes
1.0 tsp Irish Moss @ 15 minutes

Updates:

• 2016-07-04: @69*F, on heat to raise to 72*F.
• 2016-07-04: @72*F, raised to 74*F.
• 2016-07-04: @64*F, took off heat.
• 2016-07-17: bottled with 3.2 ounces of priming sugar and 1.6 cups of water. 19, 22 ounce bottles. Bottle crown label: Rye.
• 2016-07-17: 1 gallon placed on 23 ounces of services berries.
• 2016-08-26: Tasted.

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