Tastes like a farmhouse ale/Saison... Why?

[jeddog]

I don't know how to describe it but it tastes like a Saison (how do you describe a Siason?)????
I have no idea why it tastes the way it does.

Is it the Malt?
I've never used golden promise or Vienna before.
Is it the Hops?
Never used Riwika hops before.
Or is it the yeast?
I've never used the Mangrove Jack's dried yeast before.







BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: 2013 #9 Golden Summer Galaxy
Brewer: James
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 72.36 l
Post Boil Volume: 61.36 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 54.00 l
Bottling Volume: 53.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.055 SG
Estimated Color: 4.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 44.9 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 78.7 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
6.00 kg Golden Promise (Simpsons) (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 46.2 %
4.00 kg Vienna (Hoepfner) (4.0 SRM) Grain 2 30.8 %
3.00 kg Wheat Malt, Light (Hoepfner) (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 23.1 %
50.00 g Galaxy [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 28.6 IBUs
46.25 g Riwaka [5.90 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 5 6.8 IBUs
2.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 6 -
46.25 g Riwaka [5.90 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 5.5 IBUs
46.25 g Riwaka [5.90 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 8 4.0 IBUs
50.00 g Riwaka [5.90 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
2.0 pkg U.S. West Coast (Mangrove Jack's #M44) [ Yeast 10 -
50.00 g Riwaka [5.90 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 11 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: My Herms Mash
Total Grain Weight: 13.00 kg
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Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Saccharification Add 41.00 l of water and heat to 67.0 67.0 C 60 min
Mash Out Heat to 75.6 C over 10 min 75.6 C 10 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 35.38 l water at 75.6 C

PS. how do i add a text of my beersmith recipes to a thread on this forum? The way I do it is a pain in the arse!!

 

[doon]

Did you have a whole range of mangrove jacks yeasts and grab the wrong one?

 

[jeddog]

No.
It was the M44 as I had planed a APA as you can see. I usually use wyeast smack pack and build quit a large starter and thought id try a dried yeast to check out the difference..

 

[boonchu]

So is it tasting fruity / estery with a kind of sharp finish..
What was yourfermenting temp?

 

[jeddog]

I fermented it a 18C over two weeks in my fermenting fridge.
Strange??

 

[Dan Pratt]

Galaxy at 60mins? That's what comes to mind for me.

 

[Canuckdownunder]

As someone who's attempting to make a saison tonight (wyeast belgian saison yeast) I'm rather curious to know if certain hop additions like the riwaka help to define a beer towards that sort of flavour haha :kooi:

Let me know if you end up figuring it out!

Canuck