Question for the group. Been looking at recipes to try my first Saison, and I am seeing alot of 90 min boils vs just 60.
I am assuming that since most of the base grain is Pilsner, the extra 30 mins is to drive off any off flavors from the Pilsner malt.
Seeing as I am only doing extract with LME....do I have to also do a 90min vs 60min boil? Or is the extra time to get rid of any off flavors with LME already taken care of when they make the LME? I have used Pilsen LME before, and have never came across any off flavors only doing a 60min boil, so thinking I am safe with just a 60min boil. Just thought I would ask the group what they though.
Got my Saison down to 2 recipes.
Brewer: Elm City Wobbly Pops
Batch Size: 5.00 gal Style: Saison (16C)
Boil Size: 5.92 gal Style Guide: BJCP 2008
Color: 5.4 SRM Equipment: Elm City Wobbly Pops
Bitterness: 33.7 IBUs Boil Time: 60 min
Est OG: 1.056 (13.6° P)
Est FG: 1.012 SG (3.1° P) Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
ABV: 5.7% Taste Rating: 30.0
Ingredients Amount Name Type #
1 lbs Vienna Malt (Weyermann) (3.0 SRM) Grain 1
8.00 oz Wheat Malt, Pale (Weyermann) (2.0 SRM) Grain 2
4.00 oz Caramunich I (Weyermann) (51.0 SRM) Grain 3
7 lbs 8.00 oz LME Pilsen Light (Briess) (2.3 SRM) Grain 4
0.50 oz Nelson Sauvin [12.0%] - Boil 60 min Hops 5
1.00 Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15 min) Misc 6
0.50 oz Nelson Sauvin [12.0%] - Boil 15 min Hops 7
1.00 oz Nelson Sauvin [12.0%] - Boil 1 min Hops 8
1.00 oz Nelson Sauvin [12.0%] - Boil 0 min Hops 9
1 pkgs Belgian Saison (Wyeast Labs #3724) Yeast 10
2.00 oz Nelson Sauvin [12.0%] - Dry Hop 7 days Hops 11
Mainly because I want to try a brew with Nelson
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Brewer: Elm City Wobbly Pops
Batch Size: 5.00 gal Style: Saison (16C)
Boil Size: 5.92 gal Style Guide: BJCP 2008
Color: 4.1 SRM Equipment: Elm City Wobbly Pops
Bitterness: 39.4 IBUs Boil Time: 60 min
Est OG: 1.056 (13.6° P)
Est FG: 1.012 SG (3.1° P) Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
ABV: 5.7% Taste Rating: 30.0
Ingredients Amount Name Type #
1 lbs Rye Malt (Weyermann) (3.0 SRM) Grain 1
1 lbs Wheat - White Malt (Briess) (2.3 SRM) Grain 2
7 lbs 8.00 oz LME Pilsen Light (Briess) (2.3 SRM) Grain 3
0.50 oz Amarillo [9.2%] - Boil 60 min Hops 4
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.0%] - Boil 60 min Hops 5
1.00 Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15 min) Misc 6
1.50 oz Amarillo [9.2%] - Boil 0 min Hops 7
1.50 oz Simcoe [13.0%] - Boil 0 min Hops 8
1 pkgs Belgian Saison (Wyeast Labs #3724) Yeast 9
1.00 oz Amarillo [9.2%] - Dry Hop 7 days Hops 10
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.0%] - Dry Hop 7 days Hops 11
Which is a clone of La Saison du Tractor (which I love), with the exception of the yeast, as they call for the French Saison yeast. I will likely do both, so not going to buy another pack of saison yeast, when I can harvest from the first.
Very surprised by the amount of hops in Tractor, don't recall tasting much Simcoe in the commercial version.