Black Saison

Beer Recipe Design
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Trying something a bit different, comments welcomed.

3 gallons

Amount Item Type % or IBU
5 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 72.73 %
8.0 oz Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 7.27 %
6.0 oz Dehusked Carafa III (525.0 SRM) Grain 5.45 % (added last 10 min of mash)
1 lbs Belgian Candi Syrup, Dark 1 (80.0 SRM) Sugar 14.55 %
1.00 oz Mt. Hood [5.00 %] (60 min) Hops 26.0 IBU
0.50 oz Mt. Hood [6.00 %] (10 min) Hops 5.7 IBU
0.25 tsp Cardamom (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
0.50 oz Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs French Saison (Wyeast Labs #3711) Yeast-Ale

OG 1.070
SRM 35

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I;m just not a fan of the 3711 Flavor profile and doubt I would like it in a Dark Saison. 3726 is the perfect one IMO… Sorry that probably doesnt help much though

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I love the flavor of 3711 so I’m not worried about that. What do you think of everything else?

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I like the looks of it. For some reason I’ve been gravitating to and enjoying Black IPA’s. I just brewed a batch of NB’s Saison, but I have a month to go before tasting, so your recipe is quite interesting to me. Something I’d like to try. A Black IPA with a Belgian twist :cheers:
BTW, where do you think your IBU will finalize? And please keep us posted on how it turns out.
Mike

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IBU should be right around 30.

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Sounds like a good recipe. It kinda hurts my head to think about a 3 gallon batch. I will need to try adding carafa at the end of a mash some time, usually I will do a cold mash with the dark grains to get the color but not body.

You realize you are saying Black India Pale Ale right?

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Yes. Black Ale, Dark American Ale, Potato, Potato…

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