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Saison Guacamole

Drew Beechum's picture
Submitted by Drew Beechum on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 15:40
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!
Recipe Stats
Brewed By: 
Drew Beechum
Brew Date: 
05/30/2011
Original Gravity: 
1.055 O.G.
Final Gravity: 
1.010 F.G.
Batch Size: 
11.0 gallons
IBUs: 
27.0 IBUs
SRM: 
19.9 SRM
ABV: 
6.10% ABV
Boil Time: 
90 minutes
Pre-Boil
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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David Lester's picture
Submitted by David Lester on Wed, 06/22/2011 - 20:20. #

Bored? That's just crazy.

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