garden party

A bit less of a graden party than my summer saison will be, I had to stick with herbs that were alive inside for the early spring brew session. My first real attempt at this style, I didn't want to overspice it, so I tried to keep things low.

Brewer:	matt dinges		Email:	-
Beer:	garden party		Style:	Saison
Type:	All grain		Size:	6.8 gallons
Color:	8 HCU (~6 SRM)		Bitterness:	35 IBU
OG:	1.062		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	6.7% v/v (5.3% w/w)
Water:	Moderately hard water, mash pH adjusted with Gypsum
Grain:	6 lb. Belgian Pilsner 1.5 lb. Wheat malt 1 lb. Belgian Munich 4 lb. German Vienna 1 lb. Belgian aromatic
Mash:	76% efficiency
	Mashed ~148*F for about 2hours.
Boil:	90 minutes	SG 1.050	8.5 gallons
	1 lb. Orange Blossom Honey
	20min hops are actually FWH. Honey was added at flame out along with: 0.3oz Corriander Seed(crushed) 0.3oz dried Ginger Root 0.2oz Bitter Orange Peel 0.2oz Sweet Orange Peel 0.25TSP!!! Grains of Paradise(crushed) 0.1oz fresh Rosemary 6 large Lemon Verbena leaves This was stirred in with the honey, then the aroma hops were also stirred in, 3min rest, then drained kettle through counter-flow chiller.
Hops:	2 oz. Goldings (4.1% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Goldings (4.1% AA, 20 min.) 1 oz. Goldings (4.1% AA, 0 min.)
Yeast:	Wyeast 3724 Belgian Saison, yeast cake from previous batch
Log:	Fermented at 76-78*F
Tasting:	Kettle sample showed very dominant spices(especially ginger). Sample at transfer to secondary was more rounded. This will sit in secondary for at least a month.

Recipe posted 04/09/04.