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Beer Recipes and Food => All Grain => 16 - Belgian and French Ale => Topic started by: Richard on November 20, 2011, 03:04:24 PM

Title: Mulled Saison
Post by: Richard on November 20, 2011, 03:04:24 PM
10 lbs 2-row.
5 lbs Pale Wheat Malt.
2 lbs. Cane Sugar.

0.5oz Nugget 13% @ 60.
0.5oz Fuggles 5% @ 20.

10 "Mulled Apple" Teabags at flame-out.

Wyeast 3711 "French Saison"

Mash 5Gal at 149F, Sparge 4.5Gal at 168F.

Ferment starting at 65F until visible signs have stopped, then leave at 75F for another week.
Title: Re: Mulled Saison
Post by: Richard on December 18, 2011, 11:28:33 PM
This yeast is a real versatile beast... this tastes completely different to the original, which I'd chalk up to better temperature control through the fermentation (lower temperature). Note that some (Kyle) had suggested the first was infected, and given that this was using yeast washed from that batch, I'd say it definitely was not. None of the funk that the first exhibited made its way into this one; far cleaner, almost dry taste - and the 10 tea-bags added an almost perfect level of spicing / apple character. Note the apple is not what you'd expect from acetaldehyde, but rather what I recognise from the tea-bags.

Definitely a keeper. Excited to see how it tastes carbed to 2-3 volumes and cold crashed for a week or so.
Title: Re: Mulled Saison
Post by: Dean on December 19, 2011, 07:26:43 AM
this entire post reads like an episode of Big Bang Theory  :lol:
Title: Re: Mulled Saison
Post by: Richard on December 19, 2011, 11:35:31 AM
you sir, are a bastard :P
Title: Re: Mulled Saison
Post by: Jake on December 19, 2011, 11:40:55 AM
LOL @ 10x teabag. I think I'll pass on this one
Title: Re: Mulled Saison
Post by: Dean on December 19, 2011, 12:05:39 PM
:banana:
Title: Re: Mulled Saison
Post by: JohnQ on December 19, 2011, 03:34:21 PM
Quote from: "Richard"
you sir, are a bastard :P


I do believe, Dean...that this puts you in very fine company...
We need to start a new sub-set of the club..

The Brewing Bastards!

JQ
Title: Re: Mulled Saison
Post by: Dave Savoie on December 19, 2011, 05:25:57 PM
Hmm is that for you old folk ?