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Holiday Spiced Saison

176 calories 15 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Saison
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: RevFrank
Calories: 176 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday October 28th 2025
1.054
1.009
5.9%
28.2
8.8
5.6
2.16
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Bairds - Maris Otter Pale Ale8 lb Maris Otter Pale Ale 37.5 2.5 72.7%
1.50 lb US - Pilsner1.5 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 13.6%
0.50 lb American - Special Roast0.5 lb American - Special Roast 33 50 4.5%
1 lb Briess - American Honey Malt1 lb American Honey Malt 37.7 25 9.1%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz BSG - German Northern Brewer0.5 oz German Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 5.4 Boil 60 min 10.01 14.3%
0.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Strata0.5 oz Strata Hops Pellet 12 Boil 5 min 4.44 14.3%
0.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops $ 1.44 / oz
$ 0.72 		Pellet 11.8 Boil 5 min 4.36 14.3%
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Strata1 oz Strata Hops Pellet 12 Whirlpool at 170 °F 20 min 4.74 28.6%
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Citra1 oz Citra Hops $ 1.44 / oz
$ 1.44 		Pellet 11.8 Whirlpool at 170 °F 20 min 4.66 28.6%
3.50 oz / $ 2.16
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 oz Sweet Orange Peel Flavor Boil 5 min.
0.25 oz Coriander Seed Water Agt Boil 5 min.
0.50 oz Ginger root Water Agt Boil 5 min.
1 each Cinnamon stick Spice Boil 5 min.
0.10 oz Grains of paradise Water Agt Boil 5 min.
3 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 50 min.
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - French Saison Ale M29
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
90%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
79 - 90 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 208 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 18.94 psi       Temp: 34 °F       CO2 Level: 3.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Mash In Strike 131 °F 131 °F 15 min
Rest Steeping 131 °F 144 °F 60 min
2nd Rest Steeping 144 °F 158 °F 15 min
Mash Out Temperature 158 °F 170 °F 155 min
4 gal Sparge Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.13 16.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.01 20  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.63 g | 18.5 qt) 4.5 18  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.13 g | 28.5 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.58 22.3  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.63 34.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Holiday Spiced Saison" Saison beer recipe by RevFrank. All Grain, ABV 5.88%, IBU 28.21, SRM 8.77, Fermentables: ( Maris Otter Pale Ale, Pilsner, American - Special Roast, American Honey Malt) Hops: (German Northern Brewer, Strata, Citra) Other: (Sweet Orange Peel, Coriander Seed, Ginger root, Cinnamon stick, Grains of paradise, Lactic acid)
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