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St. Stephen Saison

Brewer: Stolen Face Brewery Email: phi.chronos@gmail.com
Beer: St. Stephen Saison Style: Belgian Saison
Type: Partial mash Size: 5.5 gallons
Color:
9 HCU (~7 SRM)
Bitterness: 31 IBU
OG: 1.064 FG: 1.016
Alcohol: 6.2% v/v (4.8% w/w)
Grain: 14 oz. Belgian pale
9 oz. Belgian Pilsner
8 oz. Belgian Carapils
10 oz. Belgian CaraVienne
Mash: 65% efficiency
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.117 3 gallons
3.3 lb. Light malt extract
3.3 lb. Wheat extract
1 lb. Belgian candi sugar
1 tsp. Irish Moss
2 tsp. Lightly crushed coriander seed
2 peels from clementines
Hops: 1.5 oz. Palisade (6.7% AA, 60 min.)
1 oz. Mt. Hood (5.2% AA, 30 min.)
1 oz. Tettnanger (4.7% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast: 300ml 2nd Generation WLP565 "Saison Ale Yeast" propogated from my Shakedown Saison
Log: Racked to secondary after ten days.
Tasting: At racking it tasted wonderful, but still maturing. The hop bitterness is melding with the coriander spice and clementine sweetness. The flavor profile is in accord with its variety; perhaps, most closely resembling Brasserie DuPont's "Le Bons Voeux".

Recipe posted 01/13/10.