
'tis the Saison
Saison • Extract • 5 gal
Makin it today.. I'll tell you more about it this summer. Make a starter culture.
February 5, 2003 pm 01:19pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 0.5 lbs
Munich Malt
Munich Malt
Sweet, toasted flavor and aroma. For Oktoberfests and malty styles
- 0.5 lbs
German Vienna
German Vienna
Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.
- 4.5 lbs
Dry Light Extract
Dry Light Extract
White color, mild flavor. Will produce lagers and Pilseners and can also be used to produce darker beers when used in conjunction with colored malts. Made of pale malt.
- 3 lbs
Liquid Wheat Extract
Liquid Wheat Extract
Made with a preponderance of wheat malt (55%) for the production of wheat or Weiss beers. Contains no colored malts or hops.
- 1 oz
Perle - 7.5 AA% pellets; boiled 90 min
Perle
Used mainly for its minty bittering and good green hop aromas in all non-pilsener lagersand wheats. Aroma is pleasant and slightly spicy
- .5 oz
Hallertau - 3.9 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- .5 oz
Saaz - 3.1 AA% pellets; boiled 3 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 1 oz
Coriander (1/2 at end of boil, 1/2 in secondary) - (omitted from calculations)
Coriander (1/2 at end of boil, 1/2 in secondary)
- 1 oz
dried bitter orange peel (1/2 at end of boil, 1/2 in secondary) - (omitted from calculations)
dried bitter orange peel (1/2 at end of boil, 1/2 in secondary)
- .5 oz
Saaz (dry hop) - (omitted from calculations)
Saaz (dry hop)
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Wyeast 3944 Belgian Witbier™
Wyeast 3944 Belgian Witbier™
A tart, slightly phenolic character capable of producing distinctive witbiers and grand cru-style ales alike. Alcohol tolerant.
Notes
I actually used WYeast 3724 Belgian Saison Yeast, a seasonal yeast, but use the Witbier if you can't find the Saison yeast.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale
Subcategory: C - Saison
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.066 | 1.048 - 1.065 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.015 | 1.002 - 1.012 | ![]() |
Color: | 9.2 SRM | 5 - 14 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 6.8% ABV | 5% - 7% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 33.8 IBU | 20 - 35 | ![]() |