Falling Leaves Autumn Saison
Brewed: 09/22/2024 Kegged: 10/19/2023
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.
| Falling Leaves Autumn Saison --- Batch 11 |
| 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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6.60 gal |
| Brewhouse Efficiency |
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65.00 |
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Boil Time |
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60 minutes | Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
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1.055 SG |
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Estimated FG |
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1.009 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
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29.7 IBUs (Rager) |
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Alcohol by Volume |
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6.1 % |
| BU : GU |
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0.542 |
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| Recipe Color |
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15.6 SRM |
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| 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 8.0 oz |
Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) |
Grain |
4 |
58.8 % |
0.59 gal |
| 3 lbs |
Munich Malt - 20L (9.0 SRM) |
Grain |
5 |
23.5 % |
0.23 gal |
| 2 lbs |
White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) |
Grain |
6 |
15.7 % |
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 |
- |
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Mash Profile
Mash Steps
| Name |
Description |
Step Temperature |
Step Time |
| Saccharification |
Add 32.14 qt of water at 156.9 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.
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