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Mancave Honey-Rose Saison

Mancave Honey-Rose Saison

Saison • All Grain • 5.5 gal

IronMike

This came out so incredible that I had to share it. Wonderful floral aroma and spicy citrus taste with a touch of residual sweetness.

September 14, 2014  09:01am

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5.5 gal)

  • 9.5 lbs 2-Row Brewers Malt;Briess

    2-Row Brewers Malt;Briess

    Mild malty flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Base malt for all beer styles • Smoother, less grainy flavor than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Slightly higher yield than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Slight lower protein than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • 2.0 lbs American Munich

    American Munich

    Munich Dunkels. Adds color/nutty flavor. Sometimes called Aromatic.

  • .40 lbs Crystal 120;Great Western

    Crystal 120;Great Western

    As longer roasting times are used to reach colors of 120° ASBC, this crystal malt takes on a fairly intense toffee flavor but still avoids the burnt character of chocolate or black malts.

  • 1.0 lbs Honey

    Honey

    Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.

  • 0.4 oz Citra® -12.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Citra®

    Citra™ is a special aroma hop variety developed by the Hop Breeding Company (a joint venture between John I. Haas, Inc. and Select Botanicals Group, LLC). It was released in 2007. Citra™ has fairly high alpha acids and total oil contents with a low percentage of cohumulone content. The variety imparts interesting citrus and tropical fruit characters to beer.

  • 0.55 oz Sorachi Ace -12.8 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Sorachi Ace

    Reportedly grown for several years at a Sapporo Breweries Hop Farm in China and exported to Japan and other countries. Sorachi Ace has a unique lemony aroma. Works well with Citra and Simcoe. Ideal for Belgian Saison's or new IPA recipes.

  • 0.45 oz Sorachi Ace -12.8 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Sorachi Ace

    Reportedly grown for several years at a Sapporo Breweries Hop Farm in China and exported to Japan and other countries. Sorachi Ace has a unique lemony aroma. Works well with Citra and Simcoe. Ideal for Belgian Saison's or new IPA recipes.

  • 2g Grains of Paradise -Last 15 min (omitted from calculations)

    Grains of Paradise

    Pungent peppery flavor.

  • 1.5oz Rose Hips -Last 15 min (omitted from calculations)

    Rose Hips

    Adds a unique mild floral flavor.

  • .25oz Lavender flower (dried) -Last 15 min (omitted from calculations)

    Lavender flower (dried)

    Adds a unique mild soothing floral soapy flavor.

  • 1c Rose Hips -Dry hopped 1 weeks (omitted from calculations)

    Rose Hips

    Adds a unique mild floral flavor.

  • White LabsWLP565Belgian Saison I

    White LabsWLP565Belgian Saison I

    Classic Saison yeast from Wallonia. It produces earthy, peppery, and spicy notes. Slightly sweet. With high gravity saisons, brewers may wish to dry the beer with an alternate yeast added after 75% fermentation.

Notes

White Labs Saison II WLP556 (not available in database) "Dry-hop" in secondary for (1) week with (1) cup organic rose hips in hop bag weighted with sanitized marbles.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 -Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: C -Saison

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.060 1.048 -1.065
Terminal Gravity: 1.007 1.002 -1.012
Color: 12.7 SRM 5 -14
Alcohol: 6.9% ABV 5% -7%
Bitterness: 29.5 IBU 20 -35

Discussion

IronMike

Brew this beer!

2014-12-13 10:29am

If you like Saisons and aren't afraid to try new and weird ingredients like Rose Hips, then you will love this beer.

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