Heat For A Saison

[Thefatdoghead]

I just got home after 4 weeks at sea and checked the Belgian saison batch sitting out that I had to leave when I went away because it was on 1.036 and now it's been in the fermentor for 9 weeks and down to 1.006! So stoked I didn't have to tip it out and it tastes bloody fantastic. Just got it in cold condition now getting ready to go into the keg.

I had a little taste of the other batch of saison I did with the Farmhouse and it tastes completely different to the belgian saison. Lot's of I think sweet plum or almost port up front and a bit of a bite from the grains of paradise then finishes dry. Even though it's around the 7.5% AVB mark it is very quaffable which is probably a dangerous thing!
I'm going to put this recipe up because I think it's a pearler. It's not my own but I found it and would like to share it.

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[Rowy]

I just got home after 4 weeks at sea and checked the Belgian saison batch sitting out that I had to leave when I went away because it was on 1.036 and now it's been in the fermentor for 9 weeks and down to 1.006! So stoked I didn't have to tip it out and it tastes bloody fantastic. Just got it in cold condition now getting ready to go into the keg.

I had a little taste of the other batch of saison I did with the Farmhouse and it tastes completely different to the belgian saison. Lot's of I think sweet plum or almost port up front and a bit of a bite from the grains of paradise then finishes dry. Even though it's around the 7.5% AVB mark it is very quaffable which is probably a dangerous thing!
I'm going to put this recipe up because I think it's a pearler. It's not my own but I found it and would like to share it.

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Wombil and myself are going to do a saison in the next couple of weeks so a decent recipe thats tried and true would be great. I've done a fair bit of away from home stuff myself and it can be a pain but when you get a bonus like that when you get home well that's just grouse! Where do you get the grains of paradise?

 

[Dazza88]

Pitched my 3724 saison on the 23rd Jan, during the wet spell in SEQ so a bit cooler. It's been between 26 to 28 C in a sleeping bag in front of the fermenter fridge and keezer in the small storage/my brewing **** room. Figured the heat from the fridge motor may help, the wall also faces the western afternoon sun. The digital aquarium therometer sitting in the sleep bag on top of the fermenter cube varies by less than one degree per day. on the 31st of Jan SG was 1.016. Tastes good, reminding me a bit of 3787 but its got a while to go - expecting 1.003 ish finish.

 

[Thefatdoghead]

Wombil and myself are going to do a saison in the next couple of weeks so a decent recipe thats tried and true would be great. I've done a fair bit of away from home stuff myself and it can be a pain but when you get a bonus like that when you get home well that's just grouse! Where do you get the grains of paradise?

I'll post the recipe tomorrow mate see what you think. Grains of paradise are from the herbies website.
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[Rowy]

I'll post the recipe tomorrow mate see what you think. Grains of paradise are from the herbies website.
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Look forward to reading it Gav. I'll get onto that site.

 

[Thefatdoghead]

Now worries man. I got really good service from the herbies website Here
and the prices aren't to bad either.
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[pk.sax]

that is a really good webite.

thnx. Found them selling the smaller, sweeter fennel, quite hard to find.

 

[Thefatdoghead]

Found them through Tony (bulls Head) when I was trying his hoegarrden clone. That beer will always be in my memory!