Hi,
I'll be having a crack at the Brew Dog Electric India clone on the weekend. I'll split the 20L batch into 2x10L batches. With the first being the 'standard' recipe with a malt and honey substitution. The second batch, however, I'm stuck on.
At first I thought about dry-hopping but from what I've read it sounds like the Saison style can be easily overpowered. Add 5g each of Nelson and Amarillo? Or 14g of Sorachi?
I then looked into the different yeasts and ended up with a blend of Wyeast 3724 Belgian Saison and WLP 565 Saison 1 - giving a more classical Saison character. Crossing my fingers that an alfoil/cling wrap ferment will avoid a stall.
Third option was to leave out the honey, peppercorns, and coriander seeds. I would rather add something than take away though.
A fourth option could be to ferment with honeydew, pineapple, or mango juice/fruit/syrup?
Any thoughts would be appreciated. If you've brewed this before please let me know what you thought of the outcome.
10L batch is slightly modified from original:
Electric India IPA (ABV 5.2% - IBU 38 - OG 1045)
3.63kg
Extra Pale
250g
Wheat
130g
Munich
8.5g
Coriander
2.5g
Amarillo
5g
Nelson
5g
Amarillo
2.5g
Peppercorns
20g
Nelson
12.5g
Amarillo
62.5g
Leatherwood Honey
Wyeast 3711 - French Saison
I'll be having a crack at the Brew Dog Electric India clone on the weekend. I'll split the 20L batch into 2x10L batches. With the first being the 'standard' recipe with a malt and honey substitution. The second batch, however, I'm stuck on.
At first I thought about dry-hopping but from what I've read it sounds like the Saison style can be easily overpowered. Add 5g each of Nelson and Amarillo? Or 14g of Sorachi?
I then looked into the different yeasts and ended up with a blend of Wyeast 3724 Belgian Saison and WLP 565 Saison 1 - giving a more classical Saison character. Crossing my fingers that an alfoil/cling wrap ferment will avoid a stall.
Third option was to leave out the honey, peppercorns, and coriander seeds. I would rather add something than take away though.
A fourth option could be to ferment with honeydew, pineapple, or mango juice/fruit/syrup?
Any thoughts would be appreciated. If you've brewed this before please let me know what you thought of the outcome.
10L batch is slightly modified from original:
Electric India IPA (ABV 5.2% - IBU 38 - OG 1045)
3.63kg
Extra Pale
250g
Wheat
130g
Munich
8.5g
Coriander
2.5g
Amarillo
5g
Nelson
5g
Amarillo
2.5g
Peppercorns
20g
Nelson
12.5g
Amarillo
62.5g
Leatherwood Honey
Wyeast 3711 - French Saison