Sunday, August 5, 2012

Happy International Beer Day! (Batch #2, Jalapeno Saison)

Hey, it's International Beer Day, so why not brew up a batch of beer?

Today I brewed up a batch of Brooklyn Brew Shop's Jalapeno Saison.




Brew Name: Jumpin' Jalapeno
Date: 8/5/2012
Style: Saison
Batch #: 2
Batch Size: 1 gal
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Grain Bill / Extract / Adjuncts
1.6 pounds Belgian Pilsner malt
0.1 pound Aromatic malt
0.02 pound Munich malt
1 chopped jalapeno
.2 pound clear Belgian Candi Sugar

⅓ cup agave nectar (priming)
Mash:
Rest Temp: 152-144 Time: 60 min Vol: 2 quarts

Strike Water Temp: 175' Vol: 1 gal

Sparge time: 60 min Temp: 152-144

Efficiency: 42% :-(

Preboil Volume: 1.25 gal
Preboil Gravity: 1.027 / 6.8 (sg / brix)

Boil Time: 60 minutes
Anticipated IBUs: 30.28
Hop Schedule:
 0 .04 oz Pacific Jade hops
30 .04 oz Pacific Jade hops
45 .04 oz Sorachi hops
50  chopped jalapenos
55 .04 oz Sorachi hops
60 .04 oz Sorachi hops
post boil 1/3 cup Agave, belgian candi sugar
Original Gravity: 1.048 / 11.8

Yeast: Belgian Saison 3724 (or equiv)
Starter Size: n/a
Bottling Date:
Final Gravity:
ABV:

Note: Forgot to mash out after resting. We'll see what happens with that...

Yeast pitched, ready for the fermentation closet...





Bonus: drying the spent grain for later use...