Saison – Extract Recipe Kit

When you don’t have temperature control for your fermentation, brew to season…

Saison (French for Season) is a very old southern Belgium beer style (possibly early 1700s),
which was traditionally made by farmer-brewers in the late winter, stored until summer then
provided to thirsty seasonal workers (les saisonniers). In those days, the supply of beer was
often considered to be part of their payment. Working for beer – some things never change!
The diversity of brews from one farmhouse to the next probably explains why the BJCP style
guidelines describe Saison (16.C.) as such a broad category, with variations across colour,
alcohol, bitterness and late hop presence. Despite such variation, one could argue that the
essence of Saison comes from the yeast. It’s a highly carbonated, bottle conditioned ale,
which often displays quite funky characters such as fruity, spicy, peppery, cloves, etc. The
Saaz hop addition, although not necessary and not the typical type of hop for this style, adds
a little bit of extra spiciness to the finished brew. You may choose to ferment warmer than
the recipe recommends to get even more funk goin’ on!

 

Receipe contains Australian Pale Ale, Preachers Hefe wheat, Light malt extract, CZ Saaz pallets, Belle Saison yeast

This is a 23l receipe for our 25 litre fermentors or any other 25 litre vessel.

Recipe adapted from www.diybeer.com.au