With the hot weather I've decided to brew a saison. First time so I wanted to keep it quite simple, and I was thinking:
90% Pilsner malt
10% Wheat malt
Saaz to 30IBU with hops split 50% @ 60 min, 30% @ 10 min, 20% @ flameout
Ferment with Wyeast 3711 French Saison (or possibly Danstar Belle Saison).
Thoughts?
One idea I had was whether to add a little elderflower at 10 min and flame out?
Or otherwise add it in secondary, having hot steeped it, which means I can add it to taste?
I've not used elderflowers before.
Simple Saison (with Elderflower?)
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Jocky
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Simple Saison (with Elderflower?)
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smdjoachim
Re: Simple Saison (with Elderflower?)
Mash low 62/63 and add 10% sugar to the boil.IBU'S to around 20/25.Go light on the elderflower.(less is more)
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louiscowdroy
Re: Simple Saison (with Elderflower?)
Jocky wrote:With the hot weather I've decided to brew a saison. First time so I wanted to keep it quite simple, and I was thinking:
90% Pilsner malt
10% Wheat malt
Saaz to 30IBU with hops split 50% @ 60 min, 30% @ 10 min, 20% @ flameout
Ferment with Wyeast 3711 French Saison (or possibly Danstar Belle Saison).
Thoughts?
One idea I had was whether to add a little elderflower at 10 min and flame out?
Or otherwise add it in secondary, having hot steeped it, which means I can add it to taste?
I've not used elderflowers before.
I completed an Elderflower Blonde last year. Using Saison 3 yeast and I added 200g of dried Elderflower at flame out and Wow, it was amazing. It didn't turn out a session beer, but it was mighty tasty.....and the Elderflower came through lovely, the Yeast gave the Ale a real thick full mouth feel. Deffo, will do that again!! Good luck with yours....