Saison Noire II

Saison Noire
(5 gallons)
7/4/2008

10.0 lbs Belgian Pilsner
0.25 lbs CaraFa II
0.75 lbs Malted Rye
0.25 lbs Smoked Malt
1 t gypsum
14.0 SRM

2 oz Hallertaur (60 min)
0.5 oz Kent Golding (15 min)
0.5 oz Styrian Golding(2 min)
42.3 IBU

Yeast: WLP565 Saison

Infusion mash 155 degrees for 90 minutes

1.050 OG on 7/4
1.020 secondary on 7/11
1.019 keg on 7/31

Cut back the CaraFa II malt to make it a bit less Noire. Added in some rye and smoked malt to see if that adds any malt complexity. Brew store had the 565 saison yeast back this time as well, interested to see if that makes a significant difference.