Mangrove Jack's Saison Hop Swap.

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

I’ll zest a lemon and sanitize/steep in vodka overnight

I quite fancy steeping in vodka overnight myself, but as for sanitising I find it stings a bit…

 

[Little Rock Brewing]

Just taken a sample for gravity and it's practically clear! No finings required. I used to add gelatine but haven't bothered for a few batches now and probably won't bother any more.
Came out at 1.004, so bottling tonight.
Certainly smells Belgian-ish, plenty of banana and sweetness.
Ramped up the temp to 28C for the last 3 days.

 

[Covrich]

I know you do not want citrus as such but lemon drop with a saison work really well

 

[Little Rock Brewing]

That's certainly on my "to do" list.
I really like the Saison style and will be doing plenty more.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Just taken a sample for gravity and it's practically clear! No finings required. I used to add gelatine but haven't bothered for a few batches now and probably won't bother any more.
Came out at 1.004, so bottling tonight.
Certainly smells Belgian-ish, plenty of banana and sweetness.
Ramped up the temp to 28C for the last 3 days.

Never mind the gravity, what does it taste like? (surely you tried a bit for QA purposes...)

 

[Little Rock Brewing]

Hahaha, I'm at work.
The FV is here with me but don't tell the bosses!
I'll sample tonight.

 

[Little Rock Brewing]

Never mind the gravity, what does it taste like? (surely you tried a bit for QA purposes...)

All bottled up. Had a try and the aroma is honey sweetness and floral. But it doesn't taste sweet at all, as expected. The slight citrus and fruit taste comes through nicely. Possibly not what I was after but it's pretty nice.