Community Brew #3...............

[BigNastyBrew]

What time frame are we looking at for this Community Brew? Should we "Get Brewing" this Saison? I'm coming up on a brew day and would like to know if I need to brew the Saison or if I have time to make my next brew Vinnie's Pliny.

hopefully i find out soon too. i'm brewing lagers this weekend, so my fermenters are all occupied for a while now. i hope i can make this all work out

+1.... I've got Oktoberfest to prepare for, as well.

[boobookittyfuk]

here's a tip on brewing saisons...you need to give it extra time to ferment. where most other saccharomyces strains ferment quickly and finish quickly, saison yeast appears to ferment quickly but needs extra time to finish. The yeast is known to have a lagging finish.

Count me in.

lets just make sure that we set a judging date late enough to allow for lazy brewers to wait to the last second for everything

I'll probably allow my saison to ferment for 4 weeks in primary before i bottle it. I'd need about 2 weeks to come up with a recipe and order it from b3. I think that a "end date" of late august or early september would give enough time for everyone....

[SoCalBrewer]

Also agree we need to give this one some time to brew and ferment. I'm also need to get some other brews done in the next couple weeks. I'm down to a keg right now which wont last after tonight and will have one being kegged this week. My brewing is behind schedule plus this heat makes me push it back even further.

[Mylo]

It's official.... An "open" Saison comp.

As far as the timeline - we usually spend a week or so deciding on a recipe. Since this one is an "open" Saison comp where everyone gets to choose their own, I would say start planning. Once I have a "critical mass" I'll zone in on some deadlines. This one (unlike the previous one) will not be adversely affected by age - but might actually benefit from it. For those interested in participating - I would brew at your convenience, at least within the next 30 days.

In the meantime, if you are interested in competing this time around, please do the following:

1) register at http://www.asshatbrewingsoftware.com
2) send me an email ( mylo [at] asshatbrewingsoftware [dot] com ) confirming your interest to make a Saison and your desire to participate. Please make the subject of the email "BN Community Brew #3".

Thanks.


Mylo

It looks like we've got some time for these to age a little. Only 7 or so emails received. Plenty registered. Remember, if you are participating, please register AND email. I plan on brewing mine some time this week. However, I don't anticipate the shipping deadline middle to late August.


Mylo

[Dirk McLargeHuge]

I'm one of the s who can't fucking read. Email sent.

[BigNastyBrew]

Never even had a saison but I'll brew one.

You my friend need to go out and get a saizon and a big piece of beef.
Saizon Dupont is the best that I can get locally, but there are probably better out there.

Season and sear that piece of cow up to a nice browned but bloody state and enjoy that beer with it.
You'll thank me later.

Saison Dupont was the only one available at my local BevMo. It was out-fucking-standing. It was like a Wit with a little pepper in it. And at 6.5% ABV, not too bad of a kicker with a few in ya.

No beef. I grilled some pork skewers with peppers and onions, basted with a honey/pineapple juice sauce. They went very nicely together.

Enjoyed the last little bit with an Arturo Fuente.

[boobookittyfuk]

are we doing the shit or what?

I'm going to LHBS today to get the last things i need to brew. If this falls through the cracks, then I am going to pitch Brett into my saison.....or maybe I'll just do it anyway....


suck it

[triple-oh-six]

I want in but I can't brew for a few more weeks,
we're getting ready for a beer festival and I can't spare the time until after the 25th.
Any way that we can push back the deadline a little, has one been agreed on yet?