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River Birch

River Birch

Saison • All Grain • 5 gal

The Inebriati

Attenuation was ridiculous on this one. Resulting brew is very dry and spicy, but with a very fruity note. All of the saison traits are there.

November 15, 2014  04:53pm

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 6 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • 0.5 lbs Belgian Munich

    Belgian Munich

    Used to increase malt aroma and body with slightly more color.

  • 1.0 lbs Belgian Wheat Malt

    Belgian Wheat Malt

    Malted wheat for use in Wheat beers.

  • 2.0 lbs Vienna Malt;Malteries Franco-Belges

    Vienna Malt;Malteries Franco-Belges

    This malt will reinforce the color and aroma of all beer styles, particularly Eastern European and German style beers, and brings out a pleasant malty taste.

  • 0.5 lbs Wheat Flaked

    Wheat Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • 1.0 lbs Candi Sugar Clear

    Candi Sugar Clear

    Smooth taste, good head retention, sweet aroma and high gravity without being apparent. Use in Belgian and holiday ales. Use clear for tripels, amber for dubbels, and dark is used in brown beer and strong golden ales.

  • 0.25 oz Nelson Sauvin™ -14.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Nelson Sauvin™

    Early trials with Nelson Sauvin immediately revealed it to be somewhat different in its brewing character than other hop cultivars. This variety imparts certain grape like flavours to the beer; flavours which have yet to be positively identified. To acknowledge this Sauvignon Blanc flavour the variety was named Nelson Sauvin.

  • 1 oz Nelson Sauvin™ -14.0 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min

    Nelson Sauvin™

    Early trials with Nelson Sauvin immediately revealed it to be somewhat different in its brewing character than other hop cultivars. This variety imparts certain grape like flavours to the beer; flavours which have yet to be positively identified. To acknowledge this Sauvignon Blanc flavour the variety was named Nelson Sauvin.

  • 0.25 oz Nelson Sauvin™ -14.0 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min

    Nelson Sauvin™

    Early trials with Nelson Sauvin immediately revealed it to be somewhat different in its brewing character than other hop cultivars. This variety imparts certain grape like flavours to the beer; flavours which have yet to be positively identified. To acknowledge this Sauvignon Blanc flavour the variety was named Nelson Sauvin.

  • 0.25 oz Nelson Sauvin™ -14.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Nelson Sauvin™

    Early trials with Nelson Sauvin immediately revealed it to be somewhat different in its brewing character than other hop cultivars. This variety imparts certain grape like flavours to the beer; flavours which have yet to be positively identified. To acknowledge this Sauvignon Blanc flavour the variety was named Nelson Sauvin.

  • 0.25 oz Nelson Sauvin™ -14.0 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min

    Nelson Sauvin™

    Early trials with Nelson Sauvin immediately revealed it to be somewhat different in its brewing character than other hop cultivars. This variety imparts certain grape like flavours to the beer; flavours which have yet to be positively identified. To acknowledge this Sauvignon Blanc flavour the variety was named Nelson Sauvin.

  • 0.1oz Black Peppercorns -whole soaked in vodka (omitted from calculations)

    Black Peppercorns

    Peppercorns are the berries of a tropical vine. They have a warm pungent slightly nutmeg flavour and a hot, biting taste.

  • 0.25oz Orange zest -coarse size soaked in vodka (omitted from calculations)

    Orange zest

    Has a fragrantt sweet odor and a subtle mild sweetness. One medium orange has about 3 tablespoons of grated peel.

  • Wyeast3711French Saison

    Wyeast3711French Saison

    A very versatile strain that produces Saison or farmhouse style beers as well as other Belgian style beers that are highly aromatic (estery), peppery, spicy and citrusy. This strain enhances the use of spices and aroma hops, and is extremely attenuative but leaves an unexpected silky and rich mouthfeel. This strain can also be used to re-start stuck fermentations or in high gravity beers.

Notes

1.25 quarts H2O per lb. grain 10 min @119 20 min @ 140 Mash 60 min at 148 degrees Bring up to 170 and sparge with 170 degree water. 60 min boil

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 -Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: C -Saison

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.066 1.048 -1.065
Terminal Gravity: 1.000 1.002 -1.012
Color: 4.9 SRM 5 -14
Alcohol: 8.6% ABV 5% -7%
Bitterness: 35.2 IBU 20 -35

Discussion

The Inebriati

First update

2014-12-22 12:00am

Very nice with first few tastings. Dry and crisp, but exceptionally fruity. Odor is straight up Riesling wine with a touch of lemon. Slightly reminiscent of sorachi ace flavorings. Nice spicy, pepper notes on the back-end with textbook classic Belgian saison traits.

The Inebriati

8 months along

2015-08-18 11:47pm

Best beer in basement currently. Amazingly, the fruity hop notes are still big enough to really impress people - although they have gained a more grapefruit tone as time marches on - less mango. The yeast have overcarbonated this guy a bit and I have had a gentle gusher or two. Head is ridiculous; it lasts some 20 minutes.

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