Join the AHA in June and receive free Galaxy hops! Learn more  Mark Pasquinelli shares the following about his beer recipe Mad About Saison:  My first stop [on my saison journey] was the world of Funky Town. I killed two birds with one stone on this recipe, getting out of the same-old-yeast rut and brewing something more sessionable than my usual 7.5% ABV saisons. I used a yeast blend made by Michael Tonsmeire, aka the Mad Fermentationist, that's distributed through Bootleg Biology.  Tonsmeire mentioned that his yeast packs might swell during storage and not to be alarmed. His blend consists of saison yeast, wild Saccharomyces, Brettanomyces, and an opportunistic Lactobacillus culture. At low temperatures, his blend is clean, while traditional saison temperatures bring out flavors of citrus, pepper, and clove.   The blend's two pair well with fruity and tropical hops, so I did a hop stand and dry-hopped with Galaxy. As advertised, Galaxy's repertoire of citrus, passion fruit, and grass nicely complement Tonsmeire's yeast blend, mixing with its tart, crisp, citrus notes. The subsequent creation, Mad About Saison, was a big hit at two homebrew club meetings and became a personal after-dinner staple.

Mad About Saison

MALTS AND SUGARS

lb. (3.18 kg) Pilsner malt

lb. (907 g) light Munich malt, 10° L

lb. (454 g) wheat malt

0.5 lb. (340 g) table sugar (sucrose)

HOPS

0.50 oz. Magnum, 11.9% a.a. @ 60 min (22 IBU)

0.50 oz. Galaxy, 17.3% a.a. hop stand 20 min (8 IBU)

oz. Galaxy, 17.3% a.a. dry hop 5 days (0 IBU)

YEAST

Mad Fermentationist Saison Blend (slurry from 2L starter)

Mash grains at 150° F (66° C) and rest for one hour. Sparge at 170° F (77° C). Boil 90 minutes. Chill to 68° F (20° C), pitch yeast, and hold for two days before ramping temperature to 85° F (30° C) until fermentation is complete. Dry hop five days in the primary at 68° F (20° C). Rack to secondary to clear for two days at 68° F (20° C). Keg at 3 volumes (6 g/L) CO2 or bottle with 5.75 oz. (163 g) corn sugar.

mad about saison

Servings: 6

Ingredients

Instructions

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