Tuesday, March 20, 2007

'Tis the Saison

The Saison is in the primary fermenter! I strayed from the original recipe and added some Belgian candied sugar for more flavor and alcohol (yeast + more sugar = alcohol). The original gravity--the first measurement to determine alcohol content--was aboout 1058, so this should weigh in at 6-7%.

Darren was along for the ride and helped me drink my second to last bourbon barrel porter. I shoulda waited to open the first bottle because it is so much better now than it was two months ago. Expecting this, I'm saving the last bottle for next winter.
As is the custom we imbibed on a specialty brew during the brewing, choosing Maudite from Unibroue, a strong amber ale. Unibroue, from Canada, only brews Belgian-style beer, and is always wonderfully consistent and cheaper than their Belgian counterparts. La Fin du Monde is another favorite.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why didn't you report on Lee's Lager - it certainly got rave reviews with my crowd. Ok, so some of them still drink Miller Lite...

Anonymous said...

it's la fin du monde as we know it. i'd like to try some of that, dude - where can we drink it -

Your old pal, Ken