Falling Leaves Autumn Saison
Brewed: 09/25/2016 Bottled: 10/20/2016
Seasonal Saisons. I am established a seasonal (Saison-inal) series of beers.
I brewed a Winter Saison. I missed the Spring Saison, but I brewed the Summer Saison.
In October of 2014, it was time to brew a Autumn (Harvest) Saison. Of course, I had to use French Saison Wyeast Labs #3711 (aka the REAL super yeast) to get that nice, dry, farmhouse/harvest ale character that I have come to expect and enjoy from my saisons.
For the Autumnal member of the series, I originally planned to include a variety of pumpkins and other gourds / fruits / vegetables aka harvested produce. Like my other Seasonal Saisons, it was not designed to be very high in alcohol.
I was hoping to incorporate fresh hops as well, but the person I was counting on supplying them didn't come through.
The Autumn Saison is darker in color than the Summer Saison and lighter in color than the Winter Saison.
It turned out wonderful. A nice brown looking beer, but still very saison-like. It didn't take me long to finish this beer.
| Falling Leaves Harvest Saison --- Batch 3 |
| Style |
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Saison |
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Batch Size |
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5.50 gal |
| Type |
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All Grain |
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Boil Size |
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7.77 gal |
| Brewhouse Efficiency |
|
75.00 |
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Boil Time |
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90 minutes | Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
|
1.052 SG |
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Estimated FG |
|
1.005 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
|
25.0 IBUs (Rager) |
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Alcohol by Volume |
|
6.2 % |
| BU : GU |
|
0.481 |
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| Recipe Color |
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13.4 SRM |
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| Measured OG: |
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1.053 |
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Measured FG: |
|
1.008 |
| ADF: |
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85 |
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Measured ABV: |
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5.9 | Ingredients
Ingredients
| Amt |
Name |
Type |
# |
%/IBU |
| 12.00 g |
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins) |
Water Agent |
1 |
- |
| 1 lbs 13.0 oz |
Pumpkin (8.0 SRM) |
Adjunct |
2 |
14.1 % |
| 5 lbs |
Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) |
Grain |
3 |
39.0 % |
| 4 lbs |
Munich Malt - 30L (30.0 SRM) |
Grain |
4 |
31.2 % |
| 2 lbs |
Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) |
Grain |
5 |
15.6 % |
| 0.250 oz |
Columbus (Tomahawk) [15.20 %] - First Wort 90.0 min |
Hop |
6 |
16.3 IBUs |
| 3.000 oz |
Saaz [3.70 %] - Boil 10.0 min |
Hop |
7 |
8.7 IBUs |
| 1.0 pkg |
French Saison (Wyeast Labs #3711) [50.28 ml] |
Yeast |
8 |
- |
Mash Profile
Mash Steps
| Name |
Description |
Step Temperature |
Step Time |
| Mash In |
Add 16.02 qt of water at 155.6 F |
145.0 F |
90 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps
(1.42gal, 3.88gal) of 168.0 F water
Recipe Notes
From Denver
water, 12g gypsum puts my water profile
at
Ca=113,Mg=8,Na=21,SO4=247,Cl=23,HCO3=104
Brewing Record
| Brew Date: |
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Strike Temp: |
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155 |
| Mash Temps: |
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Right around 145 |
| Pre-boil OG |
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(1.042 SG) |
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Pre-boil Vol |
|
(7.77 gal) |
| Actual Mash Efficiency |
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Pitch Temp |
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62 |
| Fermentation |
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