Dupont's Delight Saison Beer Kit - Extract

Description

Your Dupont's Delight Saison gives you a light, refreshing Belgian-style saison with delicate malt sweetness balanced by hop bitterness. Pilsen dry malt extract and the specialty grains of Bonlander Munich, white wheat, and Carapils provide the base, while Styrian Goldings and Saaz hops contribute bittering, flavor, and aroma. The BE-134 Belgian saison yeast adds fruity and spicy notes to the profile.

Your Label Peelers Dupont's Delight Saison Original Beer Kit never sits on a shelf. Your grains are crushed to order. Your ingredients are packed fresh and you don't pay for a flashy box. It's all about providing you with the freshest ingredients for you to make your best beer.

Beer Specifications

• ABV: 6.3% - 6.6%
• Original Gravity: 1.058 - 1.064
• Final Gravity: 1.004 - 1.006
• IBUs: 28
• SRM: 4

Disclaimer: All calculations are approximate.

Ingredients

Malt Extracts

• 5 lbs. Pilsen Dry Malt Extract

Specialty Grains (combined into one bag)

• 1 lb. Bonlander Munich Malt 10L
• 1 lb. White Wheat Malt
• 4 oz. Carapils Malt

Hops (substitutions based on availability)

• 2 oz. Styrian Goldings Hops
• 1 oz. Saaz Hops

Yeast (substitutions based on availability)

• 1 Packet of Dry Yeast (BE-134)

Also Included

• 5 oz. Priming Sugar
• 1 Yeast Energizer / Irish Moss Combo Packet
• Muslin Grain Bag

Instructions

Hop Schedule

• 60 minutes: 1 oz. Styrian Goldings Hops (Bittering)
• 15 minutes: 1/2 oz. Styrian Goldings Hops (Flavor)
• 15 minutes: 1/2 oz. Saaz Hops (Flavor)
• 5 minutes: 1/2 oz. Saaz Hops (Aroma)
• 5 minutes: 1/2 oz. Styrian Goldings Hops (Aroma)

1. Heat 2-3 gallons of water to 151°F.
2. Place grains in a grain bag and steep in the hot water for 30 minutes.
3. Remove the grain bag, sparge (rinse) the grain bag into the wort, and discard.
4. Add the malt extract and stir until fully dissolved.
5. Bring the wort to a rolling boil.
6. Add the hops according to the hop schedule.
7. Boil for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8. At 15 minutes add Yeast Energizer / Irish Moss Combo Packet.
9. Cool the wort to 70°F. An immersion chiller or ice bath works well for this.
10. Transfer the wort to a sanitized fermenter and top off with clean, filtered water to 5 gallons.
11. Pitch the yeast and seal the fermenter.
12. Ferment at 68-70°F for 10-14 days allowing the temperature to rise as fermentation is happening. Saison yeast perform well at 75-90°F. Wrapping the fermenter with some blankets can help maintain heat an ensure a complete fermentation.
13. Transfer to a bottling bucket and stir in 5 oz. priming sugar. Mix until evenly distributed and bottle your beer.
14. Once bottled, allow 2 weeks for carbonation in a cool, dark room. Enjoy!

Fermentation Note

1. If you are planning to ferment warmer, allow a slow rise in temperature from 70°F. This yeast performs well up to 90°F.