Super good beer. \u00a0Kind of a mix of a sauvin blanc and a saison beer.<\/p>\n
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I had a lot of fun making this and filling in the blanks. \u00a0I ended up using a repitch of Belgian Saison and a starter of French Saison for my yeast. \u00a0I ended up overshooting my mash efficiency and ended up with 15G rather than my planned 13.2G (calculated batch size for one can of Muscat grape juice) \u00a0to keep the OG about where I guessed Funkwerks\u00a0might start with (~1.063 w 90% attenuation). \u00a0I think my lack of quick cooling and less hops per gallon of wort contributed to my beer not being as aromatic (still plenty good and something to aim for next time). \u00a0To add to things mine attenuated better than I planned (1.004) and end up being an 8.2% beer. \u00a0Finally, since this was a Saison with a good amount of wheat it didn’t occur to me that Funkwerks was filtered in some way until we did a side-by-side comparison. \u00a0 So in the end Funkwerks\u00a0looks better, smells better, and taste a bit more crisp than mine, but boy are both still good.<\/p>\n
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\nHere are some quick tips for cloning Nelson Sauvin. We use very light Pilsner malt, Best Malz Heidelberg or Briess Pils. 20% is light Wheat malt and 12% of fermentables is Muscat grape added at flameout. 0.5oz\/5gal Nelson at 10 minutes, 1oz\/5gal Nelson at flameout. There is no bittering addition. Ferment with favorite Saison strain.<\/p>\n
Let me know how it turns out.<\/p>\n
Gordon Schuck<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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- For the yeast nerds out there, the Funkwerks house yeast strain comes from Wyeast\u2019s 3711 French Saison varietal*.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Funkwerks Brewery | Nelson Sauvin Saison<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n