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Honey Saison

150 calories 7.9 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Saison
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20.8 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26.5 liters
Post Boil Size: 20.8 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 150 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 7.9 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Sunday August 31st 2025
1.047
1.001
6.0%
21.3
3.6
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.90 kg Canada Malting - SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT2.9 kg SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT 37.2 1.5 76%
0.38 kg Cane Sugar0.38 kg Cane Sugar 46 0 10%
0.27 kg Franco-Belges - Special Aromatic0.265 kg Special Aromatic 37 4 6.9%
0.16 kg Torrified Wheat0.155 kg Torrified Wheat 36 2 4.1%
0.12 kg American - Victory0.115 kg Victory 34 28 3%
3.82 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g East Kent Goldings30 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.6 Boil 17 min 13.73 40%
45 g East Kent Goldings45 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.6 Boil 5 min 7.57 60%
75 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
2.80 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.80 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - Belgian Saison Ale Yeast BE-134
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
98%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
18 - 28 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 85 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 3.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edmonton April 2022
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.1 L/kg 10.8
Mash volume with grains 13
Grain absorption losses -3.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 20.2 L) 19.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.2
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 26.9 L) 26.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume 20.8
Going into fermentor 20.8
Total: 30.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

First time trying honey malt in a saison. I'm using my usual saison grain bill, though with domestic pilsner for the first time. I'm using beet table sugar for the 10% sugar component, rather than wasting honey. I might use honey to carbonate the keg or bottles.

Note: IBU was supposed to be 29, but somehow the preboil value was entered wrong! It's actually 21 ibu instead. The lower bitterness might play well with the honey malt.

30Sep2025 Brew Day:

  • Mash pH est. = 5.45. pH measured = 5.22. I suspect probe drift of up to 0.15. Guessing ~5.35 actual. No pH adjustments. Replace probe asap.
  • OG = 5.75 gal @ 11.5 brix (1.046). 80% efficiency.

    25Oct2025 Kegging:
  • Did not take FG, but know it is ~1.001. Smelled good! EKG hops seem to play well with saison. Did not prime with honey.

    20Nov2025 Tasting
  • Good, but leans too heavy on malt for my taste. Will rebrew, replacing honey malt addition with victory malt.

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    20Nov2025 Rebrew as M&D VICTORY SAISON
  • pH should be similar. Increasing mash lactic acid from 1.8ml to 2.0ml
  • Changing hops to Comet and Stirling.
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