Summer Saison

[pet lion]

Here's what I'm thinking so far for when my 3711 yest gets in. A little unconventional with some ingredients.

85% German Pilsner - 5.5kg
8% Munich - 500g
4% Amber - 250g
4% Vienna - 250g

mash 9.75 L water at 152 for 60 min
sparge 11.6 L

30 g Tettnang at 60min
30 g Tettnang at 30min
15 g Citra at 5min
15g Amarillo at 5min
15 g Tettnang dry hop

3711 French Saison yeast

[pet lion]

FG was 1.004. This yeast sure likes to eat.

[chalmers]

Nice! How did the sample taste/smell?

[pet lion]

Pretty interesting with the malts and the spiciness of the yeast. Looking forward to seeing how it tastes post bottle conditioning when carbonated and chilled.

Had a mess racking it from the primary as the dry hops hadn't fallen out of suspension. I was going to try to save the yeast but couldn't be bothered after all that. I have another pack of 3711. Going to wait until I see what I think of this beer before deciding my next recipe.

[jeffsmith]

That yeast is crazy aggressive. I've never had it finish above 1.004.

[pet lion]

SG was 1.060 by the way.

[mr x]

Yup, it slowly continued to mow down a beer I mashed at 160.

[spuds]

Or 145. Mine finishing low as well.

[gm-]

That is pretty low, those Saison yeasts are pretty potent, used Belgian Saison III (WLP 585) in a saison recently and it ended at 1.005, O.G. was 1.076. Pretty dangerous brew as you definitely can't taste the 9.3%