Hail Storm Summer Saison (archive)

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Hail Storm Summer Saison --- Batch 5

Style		Saison		Batch Size		5.50 gal
Type		All Grain		Boil Size		7.77 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency		75.00		Boil Time		90 minutes

Recipe Characteristics

Recipe Gravity		1.049 SG		Estimated FG		1.006 SG
Recipe Bitterness		25.1 IBUs (Rager)		Alcohol by Volume		5.6 %
BU : GU		0.511
Recipe Color		4.2 SRM		Color
Measured OG:		1.051		Measured FG:
ADF:				Measured ABV:

Ingredients 

Ingredients

Amt	Name	Type	#	%/IBU
6.00 g	Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins)	Water Agent	1	-
3.00 g	Chalk (Mash 60.0 mins)	Water Agent	2	-
6 lbs 12.0 oz	Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM)	Grain	3	69.2 %
2 lbs	White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM)	Grain	4	20.5 %
1 lbs	Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM)	Grain	5	10.3 %
0.250 oz	Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.20 %] - First Wort 90.0 min	Hop	6	15.3 IBUs
1.00 Items	Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins)	Fining	7	-
1.00 tsp	Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins)	Other	8	-
1.000 oz	Tettnang [3.70 %] - Boil 5.0 min	Hop	9	2.4 IBUs
2.000 oz	Tettnang [3.70 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0 min	Hop	10	7.4 IBUs
1.0 pkg	French Saison (Wyeast Labs #3711) [50.28 ml]	Yeast	11	-

Mash Profile

Mash Steps

Name	Description	Step Temperature	Step Time
Mash In	Add 12.19 qt of water at 159.1 F	148.0 F	75 min

Batch sparge with 2 steps (2.01gal, 3.88gal) of 168.0 F water

Recipe Notes 
Make a 1500ml starter of the yeast the day before brew day to make sure it is active going into fermentation.
6g gypsum, 3g chalk to get the water Calcium up above 100 ppm. 
From Denver water, this puts my water at:
Ca=108,Mg=8,Na=21,SO4=149,Cl=23,HCO3=157
Keep the mash on the low side. Err on the side of lower temp. Let the mash go at least 1.5 hours. Ok longer.
Yeast url: http://www.wyeastlab.com/hb_yeaststrain_detail.cfm?ID=199
Optimum Temp range for yeast: 65 - 77
Pitch a little below 65 degrees. Try to keep it there for the first 12 hours or so, but let rise as it wants after that.
Carbonate high.

Brewing Record

Brew Date:				Strike Temp:
Mash Temps:
Pre-boil OG		(1.040 SG)		Pre-boil Vol		(7.77 gal)
Actual Mash Efficiency				Pitch Temp
Fermentation
Day 1:
Day ...
Day ...

Brewing Notes:

06/30/2018 esheppy Bought ingredients yesterday. Made starter today. Brewing tomorrow.  07/02/2018 esheppy Brew day went well. Ended up adding cane sugar at the end to bring the OG up. 1.051. Yeast was rocking by the early afternoon. Now it is going crazy. 74  07/04/2018 esheppy Still have Kraussen. Yesterday,moved from basement to main level of house for warmer temperatures. 77 degrees now.  07/17/2018 esheppy Been sitting warm for about a week. Should keg today.  07/25/2018 esheppy Kegged Sunday 7/22. Sitting in beer fridge right now.  07/27/2018 esheppy Shook the keg at about 35psi for 7ish minutes. Drinking now. Yummy yum yum ??  08/11/2018 esheppy Yummy  09/23/2018 esheppy Still drinking, but it should be gone soon. Need to brew the autumn saison.  09/28/2018 esheppy Keg blew.

Brewing Notes:

06/20/2017 esheppy About time to get this brewed for 2017  07/07/2017 esheppy Bought ingredients today.  07/09/2017 Brew day esheppy Brewed today. Really hot day. 1.048. Can't wait to get this in a keg.  07/11/2017 esheppy Actively fermenting by the time I looked at it yesterday. Put in a blow-off tube.  07/22/2017 esheppy Kegged it up. Disappointing fg at 1.008. Tastes delicious, though. That's the important thing.  07/23/2017 esheppy Had a pint just for fun. Tastes great even without much carbonation ??  07/29/2017 esheppy Yum. ??

Brewing Notes:

06/26/2015 esheppy Bought ingredients. LHBS was more crowded than usual. First time I've had to wait for a grain mill.  06/28/2015 esheppy Brewed this morning. Got everything in before church except this worry was only chilled to around 80. After church I reached into carboy in my gift cooler with ice water in it. OG was right on target 1.049.  07/01/2015 esheppy 68 to 70 to 72. Going pretty strong still.  07/02/2015 esheppy Still going but bubbling is slowing down. 72ish.  07/05/2015 esheppy Took a gravity sample. 1.007 is the current gravity. Thought / hoped it would be drier, but that is ok. Tastes great. Very floral. Pretty well balaced between malt sweetness and hop bitterness. 07/11/2015 esheppy Kegged today. 1.004 FG. Beautiful gold color. Surprisingly clear. Tastes awesome.  07/18/2015 esheppy Put into keggerator. Tried a pour. Fantastic. Pretty well carbonated, although I'll be carbing a bit more as I drink.  07/19/2015 esheppy I can't help it. I love this beer.  08/15/2015 esheppy Really sucking it down on a hot August afternoon. Perfect beer to enjoy as I grill burgers. Can't imagine this will last much longer.

Hail Storm Summer Saison --- Batch 1

Style		Saison		Batch Size		5.50 gal
Type		All Grain		Boil Size		7.76 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency		75.00		Boil Time		90 minutes

Recipe Characteristics

Recipe Gravity		1.049 SG		Estimated FG		1.006 SG
Recipe Bitterness		25.6 IBUs (Rager)		Alcohol by Volume		5.6 %
BU : GU		0.522
Recipe Color		4.2 SRM		Color
Measured OG:		1.050		Measured FG:		1.004
ADF:		92		Measured ABV:		6

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amt	Name	Type	#	%/IBU
6.00 g	Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins)	Water Agent	1	-
3.00 g	Chalk (Mash 60.0 mins)	Water Agent	2	-
6 lbs 12.0 oz	Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM)	Grain	3	69.2 %
2 lbs	White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM)	Grain	4	20.5 %
1 lbs	Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM)	Grain	5	10.3 %
0.250 oz	Columbus (Tomahawk) [16.30 %] - Boil 60.0 min	Hop	6	15.9 IBUs
1.00 Items	Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins)	Fining	7	-
1.00 tsp	Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins)	Other	8	-
1.000 oz	Styrian Goldings [3.30 %] - Boil 5.0 min	Hop	9	2.1 IBUs
2.000 oz	Styrian Goldings [3.30 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 25.0 min	Hop	10	7.6 IBUs
1.0 pkg	French Saison (Wyeast Labs #3711) [50.28 ml]	Yeast	11	-

Mash Profile

Mash Steps

Name	Description	Step Temperature	Step Time
Mash In	Add 12.19 qt of water at 159.1 F	148.0 F	75 min

Batch sparge with 2 steps (2.00gal, 3.88gal) of 168.0 F water
Recipe Notes
Make a small starter of the yeast the day before brew day to make sure it is active going into fermentation.
6g gypsum, 3g chalk to get the water Calcium up above 100 ppm.
From Denver water, this puts my water at:
Ca=108,Mg=8,Na=21,SO4=149,Cl=23,HCO3=157
Keep the mash on the low side. Err on the side of lower temp. Let the mash go at least 1.5 hours. Ok longer.
Yeast url: http://www.wyeastlab.com/hb_yeaststrain_detail.cfm?ID=199
Optimum Temp range for yeast: 65 - 77
Pitch a little below 65 degrees. Try to keep it there for the first 12 hours or so, but let rise as it wants after that.
Carbonate high.

Brewing Record

Brew Date:		7/27/2014		Strike Temp:		160
Mash Temps:		148 up to 150 3 hour mash down to 145
Pre-boil OG		1.037 (1.040 SG)		Pre-boil Vol		8 (7.76 gal)
Actual Mash Efficiency		81		Pitch Temp		58
Fermentation
Day 1: Slow to start, 68
Day 3: Going very strong 72
Day 5: Fermentation pretty much stopped 78. Very cloudy
Day 8: Clearing up nicely 74

Brewing Notes: 07/27/2014 esheppy
Brewed today. Things went well, although my preboil gravity was low by a couple points. I added about.5 lbs of DME. OG was 1.050, which is perfect. Lots of hop aroma. Pitched at about 58 degrees. How I don't end up regretting that. Will see how it goes. 

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07/28/2014 esheppy
Took awhile to get started, but it is going now (11AM day after). Temp is already up to 68. 

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07/29/2014 esheppy
Still going strong. Can really smell the hops out of the airlock. Yummy. 72 degrees. 

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07/30/2014 esheppy
Still bubbling away temp on fermentor up to 76/78. 

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07/31/2014 esheppy
Slowing down. Temp at 78. Getting more saison yeast aroma out of the airlock. A bit less hops. Very cloudy still. Very yellow in color. 

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08/01/2014 esheppy
Bubbling pretty much stopped. 76F. Took a sample. The beer is at 1.006, making it 5.8 ABV. Am hoping that it might go down a few more points. Flavor very nice. Flowery, almost perfume-like flavor and aroma. A little peppery. A little farm-house. It does finish nice and dry. A bit bitterness at the end. Very cloudy. Will probably move to secondary if it doesn't clear up over the next few days. 

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08/04/2014 esheppy
After the weekend, the beer has cleared up considerably. Looks very nice. Temp still up around 74. 

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08/09/2014 esheppy
Kegged today and harvested the yeast. Official FG = 1.004, making this a 6% abv beer. Pale and clear. A bit lemony. A bit spicy pepper. Right amount of farmhouse. Really good. 

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08/21/2014 esheppy
Keg has been sitting warm. I took another sample to see if the gravity went down at all. It is still at 1.004. Really liked the sample. Hops really pop. Put it in beer fridge. 

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08/24/2014 esheppy
This is my favorite Saison ever. I swear I'm not just saying that because I brewed it. 

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09/06/2014 esheppy
Such a great beer. May be drinking it too fast. It goes down way too smooth. 

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09/18/2014 esheppy
Yes, I love this beer. 

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10/02/2014 esheppy
Hard to believe this beer is two months old. Still awesome. Really great clarity at this point in its life. 

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10/05/2014 esheppy
Killed the keg. I guess summer is officially over now.