[klickitat jim]

Brewing two batches tonight. Blonde American Sour that will get Oregon Fruit peach puree, and a Rex-X American Sour that will get Oregon Fruit tart cherry puree. Blonde is done, sparging the red right now. 5335 for a week at 100° then 5526 at 70°. Running to Salem next week for the fruit. That will go in in a month or so.

[Wort-H.O.G.]

5- gallons of cider. 4 gallons fresh unfiltered apple juice, 1 gallon tart cherry, and 1 gallon unfiltered apple with 1/4 gallon tart cherry boiled down to higher gravity to boost OG.  cote des blancs yeast.

[Joe Sr.]

We're 3/4 of the way through 2015.  Should we not start a new thread?

I shall not be brewing this weekend.  Kegging a saison, perhaps.  Assuming 3724 has had enough time to finish.

[brewinhard]

Kegged my kolsch yesterday.  Still patiently waiting for my saison to finish. (3724 of course)

[narcout]

I'm hoping to brew tomorrow night if I'm not too tired.  I picked up 10 lbs. of 2-row, a packet of S-04, and 3 oz. of Waimea pellets.

The plan is to supplement that with some leftover specialty grains and an ounce or two of Columbus, so basically just an APA fermented with S-04.

I've got to keg a Belgian Strong Dark as well to free up the fermentor.

[tonyccopeland]

I just kegged my first American sour that used a hand full of grain starter.  I think I've just found my new favorite summer beer.

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[brewday]

+1 to (someone else) starting a new thread.

Wrapping up my third saison of the summer.  These don't last long!!

92% Pils (Dingeman's)
8% Wheat (Dingeman's)

~30 IBU Pacific Jade @FWH
1 oz Amarillo @0
1 oz Celeia @0
.5 oz Pacific Jade @0

Omega Saisonstein's monster

I might dry hop this one with a touch of Hallertau Blanc

Edit: Also managed to turn a little Pils malt into some (hopefully) Roast/Pale Chocolate on the burner for the brewunited challenge.  Definitely a first.

[HoosierBrew]

+1 to (someone else) starting a new thread.

Wrapping up my third saison of the summer.  These don't last long!!

92% Pils (Dingeman's)
8% Wheat (Dingeman's)

~30 IBU Pacific Jade @FWH
1 oz Amarillo @0
1 oz Celeia @0
.5 oz Pacific Jade @0

Omega Saisonstein's monster

I might dry hop with a touch of Hallertau Blanc

Sounds great. Have you used that yeast before? Just curious what you think of it.

[brewday]

+1 to (someone else) starting a new thread.

Wrapping up my third saison of the summer.  These don't last long!!

92% Pils (Dingeman's)
8% Wheat (Dingeman's)

~30 IBU Pacific Jade @FWH
1 oz Amarillo @0
1 oz Celeia @0
.5 oz Pacific Jade @0

Omega Saisonstein's monster

I might dry hop with a touch of Hallertau Blanc

Sounds great. Have you used that yeast before? Just curious what you think of it.

I have not, and I can't seem to find much feedback on it either so I'm curious as well.  This was kind of a last minute brew to finally give that strain a whirl.

[HoosierBrew]

I have not, and I can't seem to find much feedback on it either so I'm curious as well.  This was kind of a last minute brew to finally give that strain a whirl.

Yeah, cool. I'll be curious to see what you think !

[riceral]

I have not, and I can't seem to find much feedback on it either so I'm curious as well.  This was kind of a last minute brew to finally give that strain a whirl.

Yeah, cool. I'll be curious to see what you think !

I used Saisonstein's monster in a saison earlier this year. I wasn't too impressed with it at first. After about 2 months in the bottle, it got better and now, after about 4 months, the saison is my best brew in my opinion the past 2 years. Starting to run low on this brew and will have to make another using this yeast. Well received by those who tried it at my home-brew club.

Finished dry, taking the wort from 1.054 to 1.004. Typical saison yeast flavor. I don't get as much pepper taste as I have with Wy 3711, but do get some of the clove flavor.

YMMV

[HoosierBrew]

I have not, and I can't seem to find much feedback on it either so I'm curious as well.  This was kind of a last minute brew to finally give that strain a whirl.

Yeah, cool. I'll be curious to see what you think !

I used Saisonstein's monster in a saison earlier this year. I wasn't too impressed with it at first. After about 2 months in the bottle, it got better and now, after about 4 months, the saison is my best brew in my opinion the past 2 years. Starting to run low on this brew and will have to make another using this yeast. Well received by those who tried it at my home-brew club.

Finished dry, taking the wort from 1.054 to 1.004. Typical saison yeast flavor. I don't get as much pepper taste as I have with Wy 3711, but do get some of the clove flavor.

YMMV

Good info.  Thanks!

[brewday]

I have not, and I can't seem to find much feedback on it either so I'm curious as well.  This was kind of a last minute brew to finally give that strain a whirl.

Yeah, cool. I'll be curious to see what you think !

I used Saisonstein's monster in a saison earlier this year. I wasn't too impressed with it at first. After about 2 months in the bottle, it got better and now, after about 4 months, the saison is my best brew in my opinion the past 2 years. Starting to run low on this brew and will have to make another using this yeast. Well received by those who tried it at my home-brew club.

Finished dry, taking the wort from 1.054 to 1.004. Typical saison yeast flavor. I don't get as much pepper taste as I have with Wy 3711, but do get some of the clove flavor.

YMMV

Good info.  Thanks!

Yes, appreciate it.

[brewinhard]

Kegged up my saison finally today. WY 3724 at 90F for 5.5 wks took it down to 1.006.  Perfect!  I absolutely love that strain for saisons.  Earthy, black pepper spice, and slight citrus fruit.  Can't be beat IMHO...

Truly an exercise in patience.

[brewsumore]

Today I brewed 10 gal of RR Blind Pig clone except amped up IBUs, and used 20 lbs of Golden Promise for the base malt, since I wanted to use it up before it went stale.  Not at all unhappy about that as a sub for US pale or 2-row.  The brewday went well.