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Falling Leaves Autumn Saison

Brewed: 09/22/2024   Kegged: 10/09/2024

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Seasonal Saisons. I have 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.

I will brew it again next Autumn and the next and the next.

Batch 8 was the first time I brewed this in the Anvil Foundry.

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For more about SheppyBrew's Seasonal Saisons on my blog see Sheppy's Blog: Seasonal Saisons.

For more specifically about this beer see Sheppy's Blog: Falling Leaves.


Falling Leaves Autumn Saison --- Batch 11 (362)

Style Saison Batch Size 5.50 gal
Type All Grain Boil Size   6.60 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency   65.00   Boil Time   60 minutes

Recipe Characteristics

Recipe Gravity 1.053 SG Estimated FG 1.008 SG
Recipe Bitterness 29.7 IBUs (Rager) Alcohol by Volume 5.9 %
BU : GU   0.564        
Recipe Color 15.6 SRM
Color
   
Measured OG:    1.056   Measured FG:   1.003 
ADF:    94   Measured ABV:  

Ingredients

Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU Volume
8.07 gal Denver, Colorado Water 1 - -
11.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash) Water Agent 2 - -
0.50 tsp Lactic Acid (Mash) Water Agent 3 - -
7 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 4 57.1 % 0.55 gal
3 lbs Munich Malt - 20L (9.0 SRM) Grain 5 24.5 % 0.23 gal
2 lbs White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 6 16.3 % 0.16 gal
4.0 oz Midnight Wheat Malt (550.0 SRM) Grain 7 2.0 % 0.02 gal
1.000 oz Magnum [12.60 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 8 26.4 IBUs -
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 9 - -
1.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins) Other 10 - -
2.000 oz Saaz [2.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 11 3.3 IBUs -
1.0 pkg French Saison (Wyeast Labs #3711) [50.28 ml] Yeast 12 - -

Mash Profile

Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Saccharification Add 31.99 qt of water at 156.7 F 150.0 F 240 min


If steeping, remove grains, and prepare to boil wort

Recipe Notes
Make 6 cup starter with 3 cups DME.
From Denver water, 112g gypsum puts my water profile at
Ca=115,Mg=8,Na=21,SO4=252,Cl=23,HCO3=104
Acid addition to bring expected mash pH to 5.5
Mash overnight in the Anvil Foundry
Boil and add hops as instructed above.
Chill as close to 75 degrees as possible.
Keg. Carbonate. Enjoy.

Brewing Record

Brew Date:   Strike Temp:  
Mash Temps:  
Pre-boil OG   (1.048 SG)   Pre-boil Vol   (6.60 gal)
Actual Mash Efficiency   Pitch Temp    
Fermentation            
Day 1: 
Day ... 
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Brewing Notes:
08/26/2024 esheppy
Updated recipe with lower AA%, but exactly the same otherwise. Will most likely brew mid-September.
09/19/2024 esheppy
Ordering the ingredients from the Brew Hut. Making the recipe a little smaller this year, mostly because the order form on the website makes it easier to order full pounds.
09/21/2024 esheppy
Picked up ingredients. Brewing tomorrow?
09/22/2024 esheppy
Brew day today got started much later than usual and didn't finish until almost 3pm. Everything went well. High OG 1.056.
09/23/2024 esheppy
Was bubbling before bedtime and is rocking this morning.
09/24/2024 esheppy
Going strong, but slowed down some.
09/25/2024 esheppy
Bubbling slowed down to once every several seconds. Still thin layer of krausen on top. Needs to clarify quite a bit. At least a week to 10 days until I'll keg.
09/30/2024 esheppy
Pretty much no bubbling. Just some krausen "dots" on the top of the beer. Seems pretty clear now. Will probably keg sometime this week.
10/03/2024 esheppy
The same. I cleaned my empty kegs yesterday. Need to get this kegged after 1519.
10/07/2024 esheppy
I was going to keg over the weekend, but never got around to it. I'm getting low enough on my beer supply that I need to work the pipeline. Step 1 is getting this on tap.
10/09/2024 esheppy
Kegged. FG 1.003. Sample tasted about what I expect from the Autumn Saison. Chilling on right side of kegerator.
10/12/2024 esheppy
Been sitting a couple days. Looking and tasting fantastic. Could use more carbonation, but man is this a great beer.
10/13/2024 esheppy
Took a gallon down to Bro Greg's. People really liked it.
10/18/2024 esheppy
Been drinking. Think the carbonation is just about right. Been sort of foamy, which made me "slow pour". However, I think we're past that now. Great beer. Running low on other beers, so I expect this will be my go-to for the next couple of weeks at least.
10/31/2024 esheppy
Pouring really nice. Ready for Learn to Homebrew Day. Oktoberfest of French Saisons. Yummy.
11/03/2024 esheppy
I think this was the favorite of the people who came over for Learn to Homebrew Day yesterday.
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