Base beer(It’s What I’ve Got!) Beer Recipe | All Grain Saison | Brewer's Friend
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Base beer(It’s What I’ve Got!)

156 calories 13.4 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Saison
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 7 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.46 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Source: Nathan Rubinstein
Calories: 156 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday September 4th 2025
1.048
1.008
5.1%
13.5
5.3
5.5
28.96
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner6 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 36.3 1.9 45.7%
1 lb Mecca Grade - Rimrock (Vienna-style Spring Rye)1 lb Rimrock (Vienna-style Spring Rye) 1.84 / lb
1.84
40 4.8 7.6%
1 lb Briess - Brewers Torrified Wheat1 lb Brewers Torrified Wheat 1.89 / lb
1.89
35 1.5 7.6%
3.50 lb Simpsons - Dextrin Malt3.5 lb Dextrin Malt 0.01 / lb
0.04
31 1.1 26.7%
1 lb Raw Honey1 lb Raw Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 11.00 / lb
11.00
38 20 7.6%
8 oz Gambrinus - Honey Malted Oats8 oz Honey Malted Oats 33 5.5 3.8%
2 oz Weyermann - Acidulated2 oz Acidulated 27 3.4 1%
13.12 lbs / 14.77
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - NZ Nelson Sauvin1 oz NZ Nelson Sauvin Hops 1.69 / oz
1.69
Pellet 12 Boil 10 min 13.54 100%
1 oz / 1.69
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
11 gal Strike 50 °F 165 °F 25 min
6 gal Steeping 160 °F 150 °F 60 min
5 gal Sparge 155 °F 149 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 150 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Campden Tablets 0.08 / each
0.16
Water Agt Mash 0 min.
12 g Gypsum 1.00 / oz
0.42
Water Agt Mash 0 min.
8 g Epsom Salt 1.49 / g
11.92
Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
12.50
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - Saisonstein’s Monster OYL-500
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
71 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 110 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Honey       Amount: 8.4 oz       Temp: 70 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
28.6 8.8 7 0 93.8 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Base beer(It’s What I’ve Got!)" Saison beer recipe by Nathan Rubinstein. All Grain, ABV 5.13%, IBU 13.54, SRM 5.32, Fermentables: (Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner, Rimrock (Vienna-style Spring Rye), Brewers Torrified Wheat, Dextrin Malt, Raw Honey, Honey Malted Oats, Acidulated) Hops: (NZ Nelson Sauvin) Other: (Campden Tablets, Gypsum, Epsom Salt, Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-09-06 05:15 UTC
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