Marchfest Waimea Saison
Taking part in the Marchfest Brew Zone demonstrations
I brewed this at the Marchfest Nelson Beer Festival where I was one of twelve brewers brewing up a batch of beer in the Brew Zone brewing demonstration area. What a great day out that was! I really enjoyed chatting and sharing my knowledge with the people interested in home brewing.
The Waimea hops were assigned to me at random as the theme of this Marchfest was a random hops draw. We had the range of Mangrove Jacks dried yeasts to choose from. I picked M27, a Belgian Ale/Saison yeast strain, since I figured we’d be dealing with warmer temperatures and lacked a temperature controled enviornment for the beer’s first night. So that lead to me trying out the Saison style for the first time. This style ferments out to a very low gravity – some sugar is included in the ingredients to assist with that goal and fermenting temperature is very warm (from high 20s up to 32C).
Style Information
Name:
Saison
Recipe Type:
All Grain
Grains & Extracts
| Pilsner |
5.7 kg |
|
| Munich II |
0.5 kg |
|
| Cane Sugar |
0.45 kg |
|
| Wheat Malt |
0.4 kg |
|
Hops
| Waimea |
0.01 kg |
17% |
0.17 |
60 |
|
| Waimea |
0.01 kg |
17% |
0.17 |
10 |
|
| Waimea |
0.03 kg |
17% |
0.51 |
1 |
|
| Waimea |
0.050 kg |
17% |
0.85 |
0 |
|
Adjuncts
| Koppafloc |
Fining |
Boil |
0.001 kg |
15 |
|
Yeasts
| Mangrove Jacks M27 - Belgian Ale Yeast |
2 packages |
sprinkled |
Mash Steps
| Saccharification Rest |
Infusion |
90 |
64 C |
Boil
Amount:
26.45 liters
Water Description:
Time:
90 minutes
Target Batch Size:
23 liters
Profile
Estimated OG:
1.068
Estimated FG:
1.005
Estimated ABV:
8.28%
Actual OG:
1.065
Actual FG:
1.002
Actual ABV:
8.27%
Bitterness:
30 IBU
