WY French Saison 3711

[bleachcola]

Wyeast rep replied to an email of mine saying it will now be year round. I posted it up in the Brewing Ingredients section somewhere.

[bleachcola]

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[Brian Perkey]

We will be putting this one out full time. We are currently re-working our entire catalogue to add the 3711-French Saison and the 3763-Roeselare along with a couple of others. I expect the changes to be made with the updated strain offerings by the end of the year, if not sooner. Thanks for the feedback gents.....

[mediumsk]

3711 kicks ass!
its a very expressive easy to use yeast yet it ferments out so dry that you can't hide behind it much. things like tannin extraction, chlorine/overly minerally like problems are much more apparent than you would expect. im glad that this one is going to be year round.

[brewinhard]

Good to know. Ordered myself a smackpack and its on the way. Looking forward to brewing a few in a row, one with brett, one with yams, and one straight up BCS!

[bigbeergeek]

I'm brewing up a modest gravity saison (1.045) with 3711 this upcoming week. I plan on fermenting it at room temperature (75*F) and doing nothing to hold back the fermentation (no water bath, etc). Anyone ferment this thing that warm? Should I be concerned with solventy character at those temperatures? I'm afraid the wife might be a little pissed when she sees 3 fermentors in 3 water baths around the house (I'm brewing up 10 gallons of wit the same morning). Should I face he wrath to keep the temps in check, of will I get good saison character at 80 degrees?

[thatguy314]

I'm brewing up a modest gravity saison (1.045) with 3711 this upcoming week. I plan on fermenting it at room temperature (75*F) and doing nothing to hold back the fermentation (no water bath, etc). Anyone ferment this thing that warm? Should I be concerned with solventy character at those temperatures? I'm afraid the wife might be a little pissed when she sees 3 fermentors in 3 water baths around the house (I'm brewing up 10 gallons of wit the same morning). Should I face he wrath to keep the temps in check, of will I get good saison character at 80 degrees?

It'll be great at 80. I wouldn't let it go much higher. It does better in 75-80, where as dupont does better a little higher I think.