Snowblower de Saison
At the rate we keep getting snow (in frickin’ April!), I should be calling this batch “Snowblower de Saison”. Craig and I brewed up the Lawnmower de Saison kit from Midwest last night. I opted for the White Labs liquid option. (Belgian Wit Ale WLP400). This is, hands down, one of the most involved boils I’ve done. Two kinds of LME, a 1lb package of Candi Sugar, Three Hop additions, Grains of Paradise, Whole Coriander and Bitter Orange Peel. As a note to anyone else who wants to brew this beer. This batch will clog your strainer! With all the hops and the huge pieces of orange peel, I had to stop and start the straining process twice. In future batches, I plan to use a colander and a mesh strainer for this batch so I can filter out the large chunks first. Either that or siphon it from the boil pot in to the fermenter so I can keep all the gunk in the pot. This batch smelled fantastic and it started bubblin’ in the fermenter in about 12hrs. Its batches like this that make me want a kegging set up so I can taste this beer in 3 weeks instead of 5.
