I first heard about this style on Basic Brewing Radio, and read about it in depth on
Hors Categorie Brewery. Originally brewed for the miners in Belgium, it could be called Saison's Urban Cousin. Light, refreshing, and well, Belgian. Here's my bastardized version that came out pretty good, although simple.
Batch size: 5 gal
OG: 1.041
FG: 1.006
ABV: 5%
Fermentables:
- 4.5lb Vienna
- 1lb Wheat malt
- 8 oz Flaked Wheat
Hops:
- 0.8oz Santiam; 60 min; 18.7 IBU
- 1oz Santiam; 15 min; 11.6 IBU
- 1oz Santiam; Flameout
Yeast:
- WLP565 Belgian Saison I, no airlock, just foil during primary fermentation
Single infusion mash @ 152 for 60 min.
Fermented at 72F.
Tasting Notes: Mild noble-ish hop aroma, balanced bitterness. Thin body (need to work on this) but a relatively crisp mouthfeel. Belgian-y yeast goodness, but not over the top. Kind of like a session saison, but 5%. Still a bit young in the keg, a bit (okay, a lot) cloudy right now.
- Josh P