{"id":1307,"date":"2013-02-09T21:58:07","date_gmt":"2013-02-10T01:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/beer\/?p=1307"},"modified":"2013-02-09T21:58:07","modified_gmt":"2013-02-10T01:58:07","slug":"homebrewing-the-brett-blueberry-saison-experiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2013\/02\/09\/homebrewing-the-brett-blueberry-saison-experiment\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Homebrewing: The Brett Blueberry Saison Experiment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:10110,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/8460169870&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251105102742\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/8460169870&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/8460169870&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-19 19:35:52&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-30 22:47:50&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-11 11:43:24&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-03 17:55:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-03 17:55:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:10111,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/8459178227&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190111134146\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/8459178227\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-05 10:24:25&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-19 19:35:52&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-30 22:47:50&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-30 22:47:50&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:10112,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/8460189618&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190111134308\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/8460189618\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-05 10:24:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-19 19:35:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-30 22:47:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-30 22:47:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:10113,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/8460182106&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251105102613\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/8460182106&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/8460182106&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-19 19:35:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-30 22:47:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-30 22:47:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Blueberry Brett Saison Brewday&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/44048128@N00\/8460169870\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  alt=\"Blueberry Brett Saison Brewday\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"480\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8230\/8460169870_a568b2873c_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, I brewed another Saison. The &#8220;experimental saison&#8221; category in my home brewing continues. Honestly, I&#8217;ve yet to find a saison that compares to my favorites such as Hill Farmstead and Boulevard Brewing. I continue to call this category an experiment. #1 was terrible and #2 was half drinkable. #3 wasn&#8217;t too bad and now #4 is a total Boulevard Saison Brett clone fermenting and today I am doing #6 in the series. Hopefully I get to #7 within the first 12 months of brewing. I love Saisons and would love to finally brew one I&#8217;m proud of.<\/p>\n<p>The #6 experiment I brewed today is sort or an escape from the previous batches. One thing I have learned is that my favorite saisons are fermented with Brettanomyces. So from now on, I&#8217;m trying to stick with Brett for each Saison experiment.<\/p>\n<p>Todays&#8217; batch is around 6.5% estimated ABV with WLP400 and WLP653 so Im not using a Saison yeast for this one and finishing with Brett Lambicus.<\/p>\n<p>Also, I added 132 ounces of Blueberries to the primary at time of pitching. My gut tells me I should have waited for secondary \/ end of primary fermentation to pitch brett and add blueberries but I&#8217;m curious how this will turn out.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of guys read this blog that know way more about home brewing than I and that&#8217;s cool. I always appreciate the comments but I like trying new things, have a lot of free time and like beer so these sort of experiments teach me a lot from first hand experience.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I brewed a beer with blueberries! Let&#8217;s see how it goes.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Blueberry Brett Saison Brewday&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/44048128@N00\/8459178227\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  alt=\"Blueberry Brett Saison Brewday\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"480\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8228\/8459178227_a60a653e09_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Blueberry Brett Saison Brewday&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/44048128@N00\/8460189618\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  alt=\"Blueberry Brett Saison Brewday\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8112\/8460189618_99f8e505da_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Blueberry Brett Saison Brewday&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/44048128@N00\/8460182106\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  alt=\"Blueberry Brett Saison Brewday\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8372\/8460182106_8621792f34_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today, I brewed another Saison. 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