8 Oct
2002
8 Oct
'02
11:27 a.m.
Rick,
Mike, Thanks for sharing your recipe (again). I know
what you mention
about the spices is correct.
One question comes to mind. Is a saison a sub-category of a wit or are
they synonymous? They both seem so similar with grist bill, hop
schedule, use candi sugar, coriander, and orange.
Looking at the "specs" one might conclude that a Wit is a small
Saison (or vice versa), but they have distinctly different flavors.
Wit has a much higher percentage of wheat and uses a different yeast,
so the flavor profile has more phenolics associated with those
ingredients (e.g., clove). I think "wheat beer". I'll forward Rick
Larson's Wit recipe (won BoS at the first Sherlock's Brewhaha). To
me, Saison is a fruity Ale. The percentage of wheat in the recipe I
posted is a bit on the high side compared with what I brew today.
It's really there to add in some proteins that are lost due to the
highly modified lager malt I use. 5% is good enough.
Perhaps, Atlanta-boy can chime in.
Oh and by the way, "the checks in the mail."
Keep them comin'.
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Michael Valentiner, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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