BrewBattle: Saison Edition

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Ah, France, home of pastries and turtlenecks. At some point a long time ago, in what i would guess to be a sort of smelly but beautiful country a long time ago, Saison was born. This farmhouse ale was made to be a lower alcohol content, as it was served on the job. French for 'season', a Saison is a pretty general category of beer that for the most part means, light, bubbly, sometimes fruity, sometimes sour, sometimes spicy.

So, it comes to this. Basic tenants of the contest:

  • Make it a Saison (or, just make beer as @jont, @moose, @hollboll, @jasontoon, and @dave don't have BJCP certifications or anything. Shit, they almost thought Jager mixed with whiskey and a little bit of moxie was a tripel.
  • All Grain, Extract, Partial Mash, BIAB, Dirty sock in a jailhouse toilet- it's all up to you. Just don't re-label a Dupont, you cheating cheater.
  • Use a Saison-y yeast (I use 3711, but there are others)
  • Keep it clean - sours just take too long. Also, I've never done a sour and I'm afraid.
  • Use dunnage! Broken beer bottles during shipment are my own personal neurosis, (right @moose?).
  • Try to get it done by July 1st. Ish. If that's not enough time, we'll push it.