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Saison

144 calories 9.6 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Saison
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 57.2 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Calories: 144 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 9.6 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday February 8th 2026
1.048
1.004
5.7%
26.4
3.8
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.90 kg Gladfield - Pilsner Malt7.9 kg Pilsner Malt 37.7 1.93 68.7%
2.60 kg Flaked Wheat2.6 kg Flaked Wheat 34 2 22.6%
1 kg Gladfield - Rye Malt1 kg Rye Malt 35 3 8.7%
11.50 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
36 g Magnum36 g Magnum Hops Pellet 13.4 Boil 60 min 26.36 100%
36 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3.75 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Belle Saison
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
90%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
15 - 35 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 208 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Hawkes Bay
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 15 15 10 10 98
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
28.9 L 55.2 °C 50 °C 20 min
-- 63 °C 75 min
-- 78 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.7 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 55.88 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 10.48 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.7 L/kg 31.1
Mash volume with grains 38.6
Grain absorption losses -11.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 37.2 L) 38.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 55.9 L) 57.2
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 50
Going into fermentor 50
Total: 69.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Saison" Saison beer recipe by Dave Carlton. All Grain, ABV 5.72%, IBU 26.36, SRM 3.8, Fermentables: (Pilsner Malt, Flaked Wheat, Rye Malt) Hops: (Magnum) Other: (Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-02-14 21:07 UTC