Big Brew Day 2012

Definitely. Have to get my notebook, ill post it soon.

 

I'll post it when I get home from work in a couple hours. Forgot about posting the recipe, Big Brew Day was a busy day.

Pick up a fresh pineapple and a fresh mango.

 

Ok, so I use Half a pineapple and mango sliced up. I primarily just ferment the Saison for first 3 days of primary and then remove. This last time I put 2 pineapple slices in muslin bag then in last 2 minutes of boil (then remove)

60 minute boil partial grain/extract Saison

My OG is always between 1.045-1.050 for this one. I make a 2 liter yeast starter White Labs WLP568 Belgian Saison Blend

5 lbs. Briess Pilsen DME
1 lb. White Wheat
1 lb. Light Candi Sugar
1 oz. Hallertau (6.5% AA)
1 oz. Saaz (4% AA)
1 tablespoon Coriander
2 grams Grains of Paradise
10 black peppercorns (optional, I don't always use this but I do if I want add more peppery undertones w/ Saison yeast)
1 oz. Bitter orange peels
1/2 Fresh sliced pineapple
1 sliced/cubed Mango

Bring 2½ gallons of water to 170 and placed crushed Wheat inheated water for 30 minutes. Remove grain and add DME+ Candi Sugar and bring to a boil. After first hot break add bittering hops (1 oz. Hallertau @60 mins).
Add Half oz. Saaz & Half oz. Bitter orange Peel @ 30 mins
Add Half oz. Saaz, half oz bitter orange Peel, crushed tablespoon coriander, 2 grams Grains of Paradise and Whirfloc tablet (or Irish moss) @ 15 minutes.

Cool Wort and add to primary with 3 gallons of water. Get readings, pitch yeast and add 1/2 pineapple and 1 mango (in muslin bag, sanitized). Remove fruit after 3 days of fermentation.

Its a nice little summer Saison with a tropical fruit in the nose and slight tropical flavor on top of a refreshing Saison. Let me know how it goes! PS I wait to bottle or keg till FG reaches just under 1.00