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Local Saison

161 calories 10.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 85%
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 10.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday December 6th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Root Shoot Malting - Pilsner8 lb Pilsner 37 2 76.2%
1 lb Root Shoot Malting - Munich 101 lb Munich 10 36 10 9.5%
1 lb Weyermann - Spelt Malt1 lb Spelt Malt 36.6 5 9.5%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Acidulated0.5 lb Acidulated 27 3.4 4.8%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil at 205 °F 60 min 12.22 33.3%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil at 205 °F 5 min 2.44 33.3%
1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 3.4 Boil 5 min 2.37 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - Belgian Saison Ale Yeast BE-134
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
90%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
64 - 82 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 82 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 14.44 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.7 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Fort Collins 2012
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
17 2 3 3 13 50
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.59 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
2.7 gal Sparge 180 °F 180 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.59 18.4  
Mash volume with grains 5.43 21.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.58 g | 14.3 qt) 2.97 11.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.61 g | 26.5 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.56 30.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Local Saison" No Profile Selected beer recipe by J.Bird. All Grain, ABV 5.94%, IBU 17.02, SRM 5.41, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Munich 10, Spelt Malt, Acidulated) Hops: (Saaz, Hallertau Hersbrucker) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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