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Sour Cherry Saison

179 calories 14.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Saison
Boil Time: 15 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.37 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4.95 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Arthur Forwood
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 192.8 (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday August 11th 2021
1.055
1.008
6.3%
19.8
3.7
5.4
40.33
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Brew Log History
33°FTemp
1.003Gravity
OG: 1.060
Attenuation: 94.78%
7.5%ABV
Calories: 192.8 / 12oz
Carbs: 11.4 g / 12oz
24Days
Readings: 0

May 01, 2021 to May 25, 2021

Last Updated: 4 years ago from Brewlog
Week 1
Sample

Raised Temp to 78* after 2 days

 
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Week 1
Tasting Note

Tastes good, lots of bubblegum flavors from the yeast. Fermentation was complete, so cold crashed to 35* for 2 days.

 
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Week 2
Racked

Added the 4lbs of frozen (then crushed) cherries into secondary and racked onto them. Adds .33% to the ABV.

 
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Week 4
Racked

Racked into the Keg

 
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Weyermann - Pale Ale6 lb Pale Ale $ 1.09 / lb
$ 6.54 		39 2.3 47.1%
1 lb Deer Creek - Sweet Liberty1 lb Sweet Liberty $ 2.45 / lb
$ 2.45 		36.3 6 7.8%
1.75 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose1.75 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late fermenter addition) $ 0.83 / lb
$ 1.45 		42 0.5 13.7%
4 lb Cherry, Montmorency4 lb Cherry, Montmorency - (late fermenter addition) $ 0.28 / oz
$ 17.92 		3.55 0 31.4%
12.75 lbs / $ 28.36
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Centennial0.75 oz Centennial Hops $ 0.50 / oz
$ 0.38 		Pellet 8.3 Boil 10 min 8.43 42.9%
0.50 oz El Dorado0.5 oz El Dorado Hops $ 1.69 / oz
$ 0.85 		Pellet 13.1 Boil 10 min 8.87 28.6%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops $ 1.50 / oz
$ 0.75 		Pellet 6.8 Boil 5 min 2.53 28.6%
1.75 oz / $ 1.97
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 gal 152 °F 142 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - Saisonstein’s Monster OYL-500
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 10.00 / each
$ 10.00
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 353 B cells required
$ 10.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 18.89 psi       Temp: 42 °F       CO2 Level: 3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
North Penn Water Authority - Skippack, PA [3/2021]
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Sour Cherry Saison" Saison beer recipe by Arthur Forwood. All Grain, ABV 6.29%, IBU 19.82, SRM 3.7, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Sweet Liberty, Corn Sugar - Dextrose, Cherry, Montmorency) Hops: (Centennial, El Dorado, Cascade) Other: (Gypsum, Lactic acid)
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Cost Per Barrel $ 0.00
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Forwood Brewing • 08/11/2021 at 08:36pm
5 of 5

Was absolutely fantastic. Took a couple weeks for the bubblegum flavor to disappear. When it did it was truly a great Saison.


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