5th Season Blackberry Saison
Brewed: 5/9/2020 Kegged: 5/22/2020
As you probably know if you follow SheppyBrew Brewery, we brew at least 4 saisons every year.
Winter Spring Summer Autumn.I call them my Seasonal Saison series of beers.
From time to time, I add in different saisons as well. Usually, I call them "5th Season".
I had made a Blood Orange Saison in the past, and in mid-May, 2020, I found myself wanting another beer to replace a rapidly disappearing beer supply.
I had some blackberry extract sitting in my cabinet. It smelled good. I decided to use it.
A really simple recipe with my French Saison yeast with a little blackberry flavor.
When it came out, the blackberry flavor was subtle enough that I am almost certain I wouldn't call it "blackberry" without knowing that I had added the flavoring.
That is ok.
It did add just a bit of character that wasn't in the base before I kegged it.
I guess I might just call this "French Saison". Delicious, but simple. Nice and drinkable, but a little dangerous at 6.5%.
For more about SheppyBrew's Seasonal Saisons on my blog see Sheppy's Blog: Seasonal Saisons.
If you would like more information on this beer, see Sheppy's Blog: 5th Season
| 5th Season Blackberry Saison --- Batch 1 |
| Style | Saison | Batch Size | 6.00 gal | |||
| Type | All Grain | Boil Size | 8.29 gal | |||
| Brewhouse Efficiency | 70.00 | Boil Time | 90 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity | 1.054 SG | Estimated FG | 1.005 SG | ||||
| Recipe Bitterness | 25.3 IBUs (Rager) | Alcohol by Volume | 6.5 % | ||||
| BU : GU | 0.466 | ||||||
| Recipe Color | 4.5 SRM |
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| Measured OG: | 1.055 | Measured FG: | 1.003 | ||||
| ADF: | 94 | Measured ABV: | 6.9 |
Ingredients
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 lbs | Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 1 | 86.3 % | 0.86 gal |
| 1 lbs | Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) | Grain | 2 | 7.8 % | 0.08 gal |
| 12.0 oz | White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) | Grain | 3 | 5.9 % | 0.06 gal |
| 0.500 oz | Magnum [12.70 %] - First Wort 90.0 min | Hop | 4 | 25.3 IBUs | - |
| 1.00 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins) | Other | 5 | - | - |
| 1.0 pkg | French Saison (Wyeast Labs #3711) [50.28 ml] | Yeast | 6 | - | - |
| 3.00 oz | Blackberry Extract (Bottling 5.0 mins) | Flavor | 7 | - | - |
Mash Profile
| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mash In | Add 15.94 qt of water at 155.6 F | 145.0 F | 90 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps
(5.02gal, 0.81gal) of 168.0 F water
Make starter a day or two before brew day.
Yeast url: http://www.wyeastlab.com/hb_yeaststrain_detail.cfm?ID=199
Optimum Temp range for yeast: 65 - 77
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