Fruit Beer Raspberry Saison

[susiQ]

Recipe Type

All Grain

Yeast

Danstar Belle Saison x 2

Yeast Starter

No

Batch Size (Gallons)

5

Original Gravity

1.05

Final Gravity

1.004

Boiling Time (Minutes)

90

IBU

20

Color

7

Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

14

Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

7

Tasting Notes

Delicious, dry fruity raspberry finish. Peachy-pink color and only slight haze

Hey I made this saison with raspberries and it's one of my most successful beers, my BF loved it too although it is a fruit beer. It has a dry finish with delicious flavor from the raspberries. The slight tartness and bright flavor makes it great for a refreshing summer beer. It tasted delicious after only 4 days on the bottle.

Method: BIAB
Mash: 19 L, Sparge water volume: 7 L
Water type: Trondheim (soft water)

Fermentables
3.3 kg Castle Malting Pilsen
0.44 kg Castle Malting Munich Light
0.22 kg Flaked Oats
100 gr Table sugar

Hops
25 g Fuggles Boil 60 min
20 g Fuggles Boil 15 min
20 g East kent goldings Boil 5 min
Total boil time: 90 minutes

Mash Guidelines
67 Celsius degrees 60 min

Additions:
8 g Irish Moss, Boil 15 min.
2.5 g yeast nutrient, Boil 15 min.

Yeast
2 pkg Danstar - Belle Saison Yeast (rehydrated @ 19 C)
Attenuation (custom): 90% Flocculation: Low Optimum Temp: 17.2 - 23.9 Celsius degrees

Pitched yeast at 17 C, fermented at 17 C for 1 week, added 1.6 kg frozen thawed raspberries and then fermented 21-22 C for 2 weeks.

 

[cyanmonkey]

Curious about the oats addition. Saisons are generally suppose to be light and refreshing, are you using oats for mouthfeel?

 

[susiQ]

The yeast has very high attenuation so I added oats for mouthfeel yes

 

[Dfitz]

My rasberry bushes are putting out berries right now. I think I'll give this one a try!

 

[susiQ]

My rasberry bushes are putting out berries right now. I think I'll give this one a try!

You absolutely should! I don't have any bottles left of this one and will definitely have to make it again...