

I attempted to aerate as best I could since I still don’t
have an O2 tank (hopefully that will change soon). I think I either did a
pretty good job of aerating or my yeast pitch was very healthy since this is
the first time I’ve had fermentation take off the same day I brewed.
Recipe
Boil Time: 110 minutes
Target OG: 1.062
Measured: 1.058
Measured FG: 1.011
ABV: 6.2%
Measured: 1.058
Measured FG: 1.011
ABV: 6.2%
SRM: 7o
IBU: 30
Grain Bill
7lbs- Belgian Pilsner malt
2lbs – Rye malt
1.5 lbs – White Weat
1.5lbs –Pale malt
1.5lbs – Wildflower honey
0.75lbs – Acid Malt
Hop Schedule
90 minutes – Saaz – 2.5oz
0 minutes – Saaz – 1.5oz
Mash Schedule
148F - Single infusion
Yeast
Wyeast 3711 – French Saison
Notes:
4/18/14 – Brewed by myself. Easy brewday, not sure when I
need to measure my mash pH so I added too much acid. I also accidently added my
hops at 90 minutes instead of at 60, but it will only add 4 more IBUs. Ended with
8.75 gallons of 1.034 wort so I extended the boil to increase the gravity.
Finished with 5.5 gallons of 1.052 wort prior to adding the honey. Pitched a
1.8L starter that I made the day before. Fermentation started a few hours
later.
5/4/14 - Gravity down to 1.011. Placed in chest freezer at 37F to cold crash.
5/6/14 - Gravity down to 1.011 racked into keg. I found out only after I started racking into my keg that I was out of CO2. Luckily I still had two empty kegs that I haven't cleaned and were still pressurized. I used the empty keg to flush the saison keg and pressurize it to seal it. I'll pick up CO2 tomorrow to carbonate it.
5/7/14 - Got a full CO2 tank and now the the Keg is hooked up to 16psi at 38F.
5/4/14 - Gravity down to 1.011. Placed in chest freezer at 37F to cold crash.
5/6/14 - Gravity down to 1.011 racked into keg. I found out only after I started racking into my keg that I was out of CO2. Luckily I still had two empty kegs that I haven't cleaned and were still pressurized. I used the empty keg to flush the saison keg and pressurize it to seal it. I'll pick up CO2 tomorrow to carbonate it.
5/7/14 - Got a full CO2 tank and now the the Keg is hooked up to 16psi at 38F.