29th Brew - Hoppy Brett Saison - Jul 3, 2010

Brew:	Hoppy Brett Saison
Date:	7/3/2010
Weather:	Sunny 75-85
Recipe:	PDF\| BTP
Pictures:	Click here to see the pictures
Notes:	Finished a little under volume. Presumably because a little was dumped and hops soaked a bunch up Chiller could only get beer to 82-85 degrees. Had to pre-chill through the HLT. Beer stabalized at 77 degrees

Statistics

Date	Time	Description
06/27/10	09:00 am	Created 1.5 liter Brett Starter
		Pitched 1 vial of WLP645 (Brett Claussenii) and 1 vial of WLP650 (Brett Bruxellensis)
		Refractometer @ 9.75 Brix
06/28/10	10:00 pm	First noticed that the brett starter had begun growing
06/29/10	07:00 am	Brett starter had noticably changed color to be more milky
06/29/10	09:00 pm	Created 2.5 liter starter saison starter
		Pitched two activator packs of Wyeast 3711 French Saison
		Refreactometer @ 9.75 Brix
07/01/10	08:00 pm	Placed both starters in the fridge

Time	Description
10:17 am	HLT fill started. Target 150 F
	HlT heat started
10:20 am	HLT fill finished
10:55 am	HLT heat finished
10:57 am	Dough-in started
11:02 am	Dough-in complete
	HLT refill started
11:03 am	HLT refill complete
11:05 am	HLT heat started. Target 141 F
11:10 am	HLT heat complete
11:22 am	HERMS started
	Rest #1 started. 30 mins at 140
11:52 am	Heating to 150
12:02 pm	Rest #2 started. 60 mins at 150
01:12 pm	Mash-out started to 170 F
01:35 pm	Mash-out complete
	Sparge started
02:20 pm	Sparge complete
	Boil heat started
02:45 pm	Pre-boild Gravity: 13 Brix
	Boil started
03:15 pm	60 min addition: 2 oz goldings, 1 oz hallertau
03:45 pm	30 min addition: 1.5 oz goldings, 1 oz saaz
04:05 pm	10 min addition: irish moss, 1.5 oz goldings, 1 oz saaz
04:20 pm	0 min addition: 2 oz saaz

Date	Time	Description
07/03/10	04:45 pm	Placed in storage. Stabalized at 77 degs
07/04/10	03:30 pm	Gravity Reading: 1.042 sg
		Temp: 77 degs
07/05/10	08:20 am	Gravity Reading: 1.038 sg
		Bubble rate 1-2 /sec.
		Temp: 77 degs
07/06/10	06:45 am	Bubble rate 1 /sec, Temp: 76 degs
	06:25 pm	Gravity Reading: 1.030 sg
		Bubble rate 1 /sec, Temp: 76 degs
07/07/10	10:27 pm	Gravity Reading: 1.022 sg
		Pitched brett starter
07/09/10	10:00 pm	Bubble rate: 1 every 4 seconds
07/13/10	08:45 pm	Gravity reading: 1.004 sg
		Bubble rate: 1 every 12-15 seconds
07/23/10	05:30 pm	Gravity reading: 1.002 sg
		Kegged 5 gallons. 4 gallons bottled - 19 x 750 ml and 1 x 22 oz
		Keg was conditioned with 4 oz sugar. Bottles 4 oz suger
07/24/10	09:20 am	Keg @ 5.5 psi
07/25/10	12:30 pm	Keg @ 9.0 psi
07/26/10	08:30 pm	Keg @ 14.0 psi
07/27/10	07:20 pm	Keg @ 18.0 psi
07/31/10	08:30 pm	Keg @ 23.0 psi
08/14/10	10:00 am	Keg @ 32.0 psi. Placed in fridge at 38 F
	10:48 pm	Keg @ 27 psi
08/16/10	07:43 pm	Keg @ 18.5 psi