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I picked it up on eBay for 5.50 with free deliveryOrdered
I picked it up on eBay for 5.50 with free deliveryOrdered
Yeah I think @Oneflewover made a good point about having a specific beer we are all brewing. In order to be able to make like for like comparisons the beers have to be…well, like for like.We’ll go English this time round. One of the survey questions is wide vs narrow style selection. Once enough people have responded we’ll have a plan. (I voted narrow).
30 min boil...
Simple is best I reckon in general. Surprised it was belle saison, you must have fermented it quite cool? I have to say that I didn't pick up the cardamom. I did get the late hopping but thought it might be something American . Nice beer.This was my pretty simple Saison recipe for those interested, not sure if the cardamom pods did anything.
This was for 18/19 litres
5kg pilsner
300g wheat
2 hour mash at 65, brought to boil, 30 min boil...
10g first gold & 10g brewers gold @30.
40g styrian goldings & 2 cardamom pods & 200g sugar @5 .
Cooled to 25c and pitched belle saison! OG 1061.
I love it when you have a simple recipe, but out yields a top notch product. Sometimes that's a better accomplishment than a complex recipeSimple is best I reckon in general. Surprised it was belle saison, you must have fermented it quite cool? I have to say that I didn't pick up the cardamom. I did get the late hopping but thought it might be something American . Nice beer.
I plan to drop the Vienna malt and try rye instead. I have did this previouslyHere's my recipe:
2kg pale (I think it was MO)
1.6kg lager / pilsner
1kg wheat
0.5kg rye
0.4kg dextrose
Mashed at 62 deg C for 1 hr
15g magnum @60
10g olicana @10
10g olicana @5
15g coriander seeds @5
50g olicana 80 degree C hopstand
Fermented with MJ m29 French saison (I still think wy3711 is the best saison yeast). Pitched at 21 rising to 25 by around half a degree a day. Very vigorous fermentation.
Was shooting for 23L at 1.060ish, but I ended up with 27L at around 1.055 - no idea what occurred there! Finished around 1.002 so with the priming sugar ended up circa 7% ABV.
Carbonation target was for 2.7 volumes. Had a mare at bottling, disturbed the yeast and carried too much over into bottles.
Olicana.....meh. I've used citra and motueka as the flavour / aroma hop previously, both of which were better. I aim to brew a Nelson sauvin version next time.
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