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Hoppy brett & rye saison

168 calories 11.4 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Blond Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 15 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 168 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 11.4 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday March 12th 2020
1.056
1.005
6.8%
35.4
4.7
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1.50 kg American - Pilsner1.5 kg Pilsner 37 1.8 40.5%
1.50 kg Belgian - Pale Ale1.5 kg Pale Ale 38 3.4 40.5%
0.50 kg American - Rye0.5 kg Rye 38 3.5 13.5%
0.20 kg Cane Sugar0.2 kg Cane Sugar 46 0 5.4%
3.70 kg / 0.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Calypso20 g Calypso Hops Pellet 13 Boil 5 min 9.01 25%
20 g Warrior20 g Warrior Hops Pellet 13 Boil 5 min 9.01 25%
40 g Calypso40 g Calypso Hops Pellet 13 Whirlpool 0 min 17.34 50%
80 g / 0.00 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash --
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash --
3 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Belgian Ale Yeast M41
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
90%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
18 - 28 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 72 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 80.3 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15 L Main Mash Infusion 63 °C 63 °C --
15 L Sparge Batch Sparge -- 63 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 10.5
Mash volume with grains 12.8
Grain absorption losses -3.5
Remaining sparge water volume 11.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 23.8 L) 18
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 9.3 L) 15
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.2
Estimated amount in fermentor 14.8
Total: 22.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Belgian IPA with a lot of whirlpool hops. Let's do warrior and calypso, see what happens.


MJ41 ferments incredibly dry (diastaticus), so the brett has little to eat. Start the ferment on the cooler side, as MJ41 is very belgiany. Ramp up the temperature to 25 degrees to ensure complete attenuation quickly. Pitch some brett from the get-go and see what it does. Don't dry hop it as it would probably be a waste.

Boiled for 90 minutes. Pitched MJ41 and dregs from a bottle of Orval.

After 10 days in bottle:
Brett coming through a lot, very nice. Really hoppy and a nice thick body from the rye. Not bitter at all. Taste of pear, bitter orange peel and brett funk. Really thick body with great lacing considering the recipe. Carbonation is pretty low, will be higher after a month or 3 of aging. Very nice already, although more belgian blond than Saison.

After a few months:
This is awesome. Brett is coming through very nicely. Tastes like hay smells. Some barnyard, Funky. The hops are not overpowering. Malt is balanced. Rye makes it just viscous enough so it's not too dry. I might make this again exactly like it's now. Orange peel taste is mostly gone, but a strong pear and barnyard taste is coming through.

The bitterness is very special, it's sticking on the palate for a long time. Is this the Co-humulone from the calypso? If so will definitely use it again. I like the pear/citrus taste, very refreshing. Hops don't clash with the brett. Turns out more like a hybrid between IPA / orval and belgian blonde. Bart Jan called it a tropical Orval. Highly carbonated now, has a brilliant foam. Make sure there is little sediment in the bottle or the WILL be gushers.

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