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Sour Saison

Method: All Grain
Style: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 7.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9 gallons
Post Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 124 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 7.4 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday December 19th 2019

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
7 lb	Belgian - Pale Ale7 lb Pale Ale	38	3.4	53.8%
4 lb	American - Wheat4 lb Wheat	38	1.8	30.8%
2 lb	Flaked Wheat2 lb Flaked Wheat	34	2	15.4%
13 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount

Fermentable

Cost

PPG

°L

Bill %

7 lb

Belgian - Pale Ale

3.4

53.8%

4 lb

American - Wheat

1.8

30.8%

2 lb

Flaked Wheat

15.4%

13 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
5 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 tbsp	Phosphoric acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Amount

Name

Cost

Type

Use

Time

5 g

Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)

Water Agt

Mash

1 hr.

5 g

Gypsum

Water Agt

Mash

1 hr.

4 tbsp

Phosphoric acid

Water Agt

Mash

1 hr.

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Ca⁺²

Mg⁺²

Na⁺

Cl^-

SO₄^-2

HCO₃^-

100

Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Water	Gallons	Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb	4.23	16.9
Mash volume with grains	5.27	21.1
Grain absorption losses	-1.63	-6.5
Remaining sparge water volume	6.65	26.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume	9	36
Boil off losses	-1.5	-6
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 7.5 g \| 30 qt)	8	32
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 8 g \| 32 qt)	7.5	30
Total:	10.88	43.5
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Water

Gallons

Quarts

Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb

4.23

16.9

Mash volume with grains

5.27

21.1

Grain absorption losses

-1.63

-6.5

Remaining sparge water volume

6.65

26.6

Mash Lauter Tun losses

-0.25

-1

Pre boil volume

Boil off losses

-1.5

-6

Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 7.5 g | 30 qt)

WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size

Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 8 g | 32 qt)

7.5

Total:

10.88

43.5

Equipment Profile Used:

System Default

Date	Days	Event	Gravity	Volume	Updated	Comment
12/25/2019 3:10 PM over 4 years ago	+0	Mash Complete	1.061	5 Gallons	12/25/2019 4:50 PM over 4 years ago	Mash locked in at 150 F
12/25/2019 4:50 PM over 4 years ago	+0	Pre-Boil Gravity	1.030	8.5 Gallons	12/25/2019 4:51 PM over 4 years ago
12/25/2019 4:51 PM over 4 years ago	+0	Boil Complete	1.040	7 Gallons	12/25/2019 8:51 PM over 4 years ago
12/25/2019 8:51 PM over 4 years ago	+0	Brew Day Complete	1.040	7 Gallons	12/25/2019 8:59 PM over 4 years ago	7 gallons split up as follows: 3 gallons: Wyeast 3711 smack pack and OLY Coast to Coast picked up from Jake (DC Homebrewers) was stepped up several times. 2 goodbelly shots (lemon flavor) pitched as well) 1 gallon: US-05 and Jolly Pumpkin oro de calabaza dregs 1 gallon: US-05 and Russian River Consecration dregs 1 gallon: US-05 and Oxbow Albarrique dregs 1 gallon: US-05 and Crooked Stave Petite Sour Rose dregs slurry, built up in 750 ml starter wort last month Medium toast american oak cubes pre -boiled and added to each 1 gallon batch (4 cubes each). Handful of oak cubes added to 3 gallon batch as well.
1/26/2020 1:25 PM over 4 years ago	+32	Sample			2/23/2020 1:30 PM over 4 years ago	2nd Tasting (notes from first tasting on my old iphone 6) Saison - noticing acidity but not sure about funk. Maybe a little can’t tell. Tastes good. Oxbow- definitely some acidity. No real clear funk though. Crooked stave - lots of acidity. A little bit of complexity and fruitless too. Jolly pumpkin - some acidity. Original beer malt character most present here. A little bit of fruitless. Not really any funk. Russian river - has acidity. Some of the original malt flavor is there. A little bit of funk here. Amalgamation of house culture -set (includes saison wyeast 3711), dregs from first mixed fermentation sour, and C2C from saison above.) - has hops so some bitterness here. Hops really helps a lot. Would recommend bittering to an extent ~10 ibus, for future batches. Acidity here. Not much funk but definitely some character to it.
2/23/2020 5:36 PM over 4 years ago	+60	Sample			2/23/2020 5:38 PM over 4 years ago	Saison - lots of acid and lots of funk. Very thin however. Think this would Benefit from some bitterness or hops. Will consider hop tea or dry hop Crooked stave - strong sulfur aroma. A lot of acidity. Like an acid bomb. A little bit of funk. Very tasty Oxbow - light acidity. Still have a lot of that malt flavor. Beer is getting “sick” with a viscous/ropy consistency. Jolly pumpkin. - very light acidity. Still taste malt flavor. Not much funk. Russian river - thick pellicle formed. Slight acid. Maybe a little bit of sharper acetic acid. Some funk here too.
11/29/2020 2:09 AM over 3 years ago	+340	Fermentation Complete			11/29/2020 2:09 AM over 3 years ago	Bottled the Saison portion on 8/13/2020 (yellow caps) blended the Russian River, Jolly Pumpkin and Crooked Stave as 1 blend. white and yellow caps that say, "ready to drink"

Date

Days

Event

Gravity

Volume

Temp

Updated

Comment

12/25/2019 3:10 PM
over 4 years ago

Mash Complete

1.061

5 Gallons

12/25/2019 4:50 PM
over 4 years ago

Mash locked in at 150 F

12/25/2019 4:50 PM
over 4 years ago

Pre-Boil Gravity

1.030

8.5 Gallons

12/25/2019 4:51 PM
over 4 years ago

Boil Complete

1.040

7 Gallons

12/25/2019 8:51 PM
over 4 years ago

Brew Day Complete

1.040

7 Gallons

12/25/2019 8:59 PM
over 4 years ago

7 gallons split up as follows:

3 gallons: Wyeast 3711 smack pack and OLY Coast to Coast picked up from Jake (DC Homebrewers) was stepped up several times. 2 goodbelly shots (lemon flavor) pitched as well)

1 gallon: US-05 and Jolly Pumpkin oro de calabaza dregs

1 gallon: US-05 and Russian River Consecration dregs

1 gallon: US-05 and Oxbow Albarrique dregs

1 gallon: US-05 and Crooked Stave Petite Sour Rose dregs slurry, built up in 750 ml starter wort last month

Medium toast american oak cubes pre -boiled and added to each 1 gallon batch (4 cubes each). Handful of oak cubes added to 3 gallon batch as well.

1/26/2020 1:25 PM
over 4 years ago

+32

Sample

2/23/2020 1:30 PM
over 4 years ago

2nd Tasting (notes from first tasting on my old iphone 6)

Saison - noticing acidity but not sure about funk. Maybe a little can’t tell. Tastes good.

Oxbow- definitely some acidity. No real clear funk though.

Crooked stave - lots of acidity. A little bit of complexity and fruitless too.

Jolly pumpkin - some acidity. Original beer malt character most present here. A little bit of fruitless. Not really any funk.

Russian river - has acidity. Some of the original malt flavor is there. A little bit of funk here.

Amalgamation of house culture -set (includes saison wyeast 3711), dregs from first mixed fermentation sour, and C2C from saison above.) - has hops so some bitterness here. Hops really helps a lot. Would recommend bittering to an extent ~10 ibus, for future batches. Acidity here. Not much funk but definitely some character to it.

2/23/2020 5:36 PM
over 4 years ago

+60

Sample

2/23/2020 5:38 PM
over 4 years ago

Saison - lots of acid and lots of funk. Very thin however. Think this would Benefit from some bitterness or hops. Will consider hop tea or dry hop

Crooked stave - strong sulfur aroma. A lot of acidity. Like an acid bomb. A little bit of funk. Very tasty

Oxbow - light acidity. Still have a lot of that malt flavor. Beer is getting “sick” with a viscous/ropy consistency.

Jolly pumpkin. - very light acidity. Still taste malt flavor. Not much funk.

Russian river - thick pellicle formed. Slight acid. Maybe a little bit of sharper acetic acid. Some funk here too.

11/29/2020 2:09 AM
over 3 years ago

+340

Fermentation Complete

11/29/2020 2:09 AM
over 3 years ago

Bottled the Saison portion on 8/13/2020 (yellow caps)

blended the Russian River, Jolly Pumpkin and Crooked Stave as 1 blend. white and yellow caps that say, "ready to drink"