5th Season Blackberry Saison
Brewed: 05/09/2020 Kegged: 05/22/2020
As you probably know if you follow SheppyBrew Brewery, we brew at least 4 saisons every year.
 Winter Spring Summer Autumn.
I call them my Seasonal Saison series of beers.
From time to time, I add in different saisons as well. Usually, I call them "5th Season".
I had made a Blood Orange Saison in the past, and in mid-May, 2020, I found myself wanting another beer to replace a rapidly disappearing beer supply.
I had some blackberry extract sitting in my cabinet. It smelled good. I decided to use it.
A really simple recipe with my French Saison yeast with a little blackberry flavor.
When it came out, the blackberry flavor was subtle enough that I am almost certain I wouldn't call it "blackberry" without knowing that I had added the flavoring.
That is ok.
It did add just a bit of character that wasn't in the base before I kegged it.
I guess I might just call this "French Saison". Delicious, but simple. Nice and drinkable, but a little dangerous at 6.5%.
For more about SheppyBrew's Seasonal Saisons on my blog see Sheppy's Blog: Seasonal Saisons.
If you would like more information on this beer, see Sheppy's Blog: 5th Season
| 5th Season Blackberry Saison --- Batch 1 |
| Style |
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Saison |
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Batch Size |
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6.00 gal |
| Type |
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All Grain |
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Boil Size |
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8.29 gal |
| Brewhouse Efficiency |
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70.00 |
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Boil Time |
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90 minutes | Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
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1.054 SG |
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Estimated FG |
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1.005 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
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25.3 IBUs (Rager) |
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Alcohol by Volume |
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6.5 % |
| BU : GU |
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0.466 |
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| Recipe Color |
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4.5 SRM |
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| Measured OG: |
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1.055 |
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Measured FG: |
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1.003 |
| ADF: |
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94 |
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Measured ABV: |
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6.9 | Ingredients
Ingredients
| Amt |
Name |
Type |
# |
%/IBU |
Volume |
| 11 lbs |
Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) |
Grain |
1 |
86.3 % |
0.86 gal |
| 1 lbs |
Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) |
Grain |
2 |
7.8 % |
0.08 gal |
| 12.0 oz |
White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) |
Grain |
3 |
5.9 % |
0.06 gal |
| 0.500 oz |
Magnum [12.70 %] - First Wort 90.0 min |
Hop |
4 |
25.3 IBUs |
- |
| 1.00 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins) |
Other |
5 |
- |
- |
| 1.0 pkg |
French Saison (Wyeast Labs #3711) [50.28 ml] |
Yeast |
6 |
- |
- |
| 3.00 oz |
Blackberry Extract (Bottling 5.0 mins) |
Flavor |
7 |
- |
- |
Mash Profile
Mash Steps
| Name |
Description |
Step Temperature |
Step Time |
| Mash In |
Add 15.94 qt of water at 155.6 F |
145.0 F |
90 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps
(5.02gal, 0.81gal) of 168.0 F water
Recipe Notes
Make starter a
day or two before brew day.
Yeast url:
http://www.wyeastlab.com/hb_yeaststrain_detail.cfm?ID=199
Optimum Temp range
for yeast: 65 - 77
Brewing Record
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