Recipe – Lemondrop Saison

A unique hop, American Lemondrop, helped Aaron Brown win a gold medal at the 2019 Saskatoon Headhunters Brewing Competition with this Saison recipe!

Recipe Details

Batch Size Boil Time IBU SRM Est. OG Est. FG ABV
13.2 L 60 min 30 IBUs 5 1.054 1.010 5.8 %

Fermentables

Name Amount %
Pilsner Malt (Rahr) 2.55 kg 82.52
Vienna Malt (Weyermann) 320 g 10.36
Wheat Malt, Pale (Weyermann) 160 g 5.18
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L 60 g 1.94

Hops

Name Amount Time Use Form Alpha %
Magnum 9 g 60 min Boil Pellet 13.2
Lemondrop 28 g 5 min Boil Pellet 5.2
Lemondrop 14 g 10 min Aroma Pellet 5.2
Lemondrop 14 g 3 days Dry Hop Pellet 5.2

Miscs

Name Amount Time Use Type
Whirlfloc Tablet 1.00 Items 15 min Boil Fining

Yeast

Name Lab Attenuation Temperature
French Saison Ale (WLP590) White Labs 77% 20°C - 24°C

Mash

Step Temperature Time
Mash In 66°C 60 min

Fermentation

Step Time Temperature
Primary 28 days 21°C
Aging 365 days 15°C

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