December 22nd, 2017 - Brett Saison

Slightly Confused Brewing Company

Brett Saison (Steve)
Batch 76

Ingredients:
Belgian Pilsner
Flaked Wheat
Carapils
--total grain bill 10#

Czech Saaz

WLP Belgian Saison WLP565
Brett C

Stats:
OG: 1.048 (estimated); 1.056 (measured)
FG: 1.014 (estimated); *** (measured)
ABV: 4.4% (estimated); *** (measured)
IBU 50
SRM 3.34


Brewing Steps:
---Used red mash tun

• Heated 3.1 gallons of water to a strike temperature of approximately 170 degrees
• Target mash temperature 150; volume at 1.25 quarts/pound
• Used Brewers Friend for volume calculations
• Added water to mash tun first
• Initial temp 147 degrees
• Final temp 151 degrees
• After 45 minutes added about 2 g water (heated to 185) to raise temperature to 167
• Got to 166 degrees; used probably 1.75 g
• Sat x 10'
• Lautered
• Heated 1.8 gallons of sparge water to approximately 175 degrees and added to mash tun 
• Let sit for 5 minutes, then lautered 
• Only had 5 gallons
• Added 1 full gallon of water to kettle for boil
• Boiled x 90' and added hops
• post-boil volume 5 g
• Chilled by putting pot into tub with ice and water and wort chiller/pre-chiller to 75 degrees in about 8 minutes
• Pitched yeast and then aerated wort by transferring between brew pot and bucket 3 times
• Primary around 14 days
• Ferment in carboy around 70 degrees x 14 days

Notes:

-Need to up sparge volume by at least 1 g in Brewers Friend calculations