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Saison Guacamole

Mon, 06/20/2011 - 15:40 — Drew Beechum
This was another of the giant collection of "California Saisons" that I made for my 2011 AHA talk and Club Night. Awesomely weird and inspired by the Avocado trees in my backyard. I know this sounds strange, but it really works!
Brewed By: 
Drew Beechum
Brew Date: 
05/30/2011
Brew Type: 
All-Grain
Beer Styles: 
Saison (Fall / Winter)
Recipe Category: 
AHA Conference Brew
Dialed In and Perfect
Wacky
Batch Size: 
11.0 gallons
Boil Time: 
90 minutes
Original Gravity: 
1.055 O.G.
Final Gravity: 
1.010 F.G.
ABV: 
6.1% ABV
IBUs: 
27.0 IBUs
SRM: 
19.9 SRM
Malt/Grain/Sugar/Extract: 

18.0 lb Cargill IdaPils™
3.0 lb Oat Malt
1.25 lb Pale Chocolate Malt
0.5 lb Carafa® TYPE II
2.0 lb Avocado Honey (Cold Packed Honey Pacifica) - added at knockout and whirlpooled for 10 minutes
1.0 lb Rye Flaked

Mashing Instructions: 

Mashed for 60 minutes at 150F

Hops: 

1. oz Magnum (12.9%) for 60 min
2.0 oz Hallertau Sapphir (Organic) (4.4%) for 10 min

Extra Ingredients: 

5.0 gallons of the batch got a tincture of: (approx 1.5 tsp of each)
Black Pepper
Cilantro
Coriander
Crushed Chile Peppers
Cumin
Lime Zest (2 limes)
Sun dried Tomatoes (not the oil packed variety!)

The tincture was vodka based (3/4 cup), spices soaked for 1 week and filtered twice through a coffee filter. The tincture was then added at kegging.

Yeast: 

WLP568 - Saison Blend - pitched into the piece that became "Saison Guacamole"
WLP566 - Saison II - pitched into the piece known as "Alligator Pear Saison"

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Comments

David Lester's picture
Wed, 06/22/2011 - 20:20 — David Lester #

I have to try this beer/(Slash) quacamole dip. This would be a great food pairing with mexican food, LOL!

 
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