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Pure Michigan Saison

Pure Michigan Saison

Saison • All Grain • 5.5 gal

mikfir

Very, very drinkable

July 2, 2011 pm 03:58pm

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5.5 gal)

  • 8 lbs American 2-row

    American 2-row

    Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt

  • 1 lbs German Light Munich

    German Light Munich

    For a desired malty, nutty flavor. Lagers, Oktoberfests and bock beer.

  • 1 lbs German Wheat Malt Light

    German Wheat Malt Light

    Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.

  • .4 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.

  • .5 oz Strisselspalter - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Strisselspalter

    French variety related to Hallertauer.

  • .5 oz Strisselspalter - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Strisselspalter

    French variety related to Hallertauer.

  • White Labs WLP530 Abbey Ale

    White Labs WLP530 Abbey Ale

    Used in two of the six Trappist breweries remaining in the world, this yeast produces the distinctive fruitiness and plum characteristics. Excellent yeast for high gravity beers, Belgian ales, dubbels and trippels.

Notes

Yeast is the new WL American Farmhouse Ale

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: C - Saison

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.050 1.048 - 1.065
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.002 - 1.012
Color: 4.2 SRM 5 - 14
Alcohol: 5.2% ABV 5% - 7%
Bitterness: 28.2 IBU 20 - 35

Discussion

mikfir

Pale, easy on the palate and delicious

2011-08-03 9:46am

This batch has been in secondary for a couple of months and is still very slowly fermenting. Nonetheless, it is already drinkable.

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