A Saison recipe brewed with Eight (8) different yeasts with a score of “best” recipe to yeast combo to “Eigth” being the least favorite combo for this style. All brewers brewed with distilled or RO water adding brewing salts and acid malts to maintain the same water profile and PH value in the mash. Alpha acids were adjusted to match IBUs per hop, lot, and crop year, by each brewer to eliminate as many variables as possible.
Imperial Rustic B56
| Reviewer Name | Beer descriptors | Your Yeast Rated preference |
|---|---|---|
| Gary | Nice thick Head, pepper and farmhouse with some white bread dough aroma, Flavor mostly pepper slight farmhouse funk and slight bubblegum, all and all a well balanced beer | Fourth Best yeast for this style |
Wyeast 3724
| Reviewer Name | Beer descriptors | Your Yeast Rated preference |
|---|---|---|
| Gary | Belgian Quality Big Pears Grapes, Ripe Apples, slight Farm House, flavor follows the aroma | Fifth Best yeast for this style |
OYL-042 BELGIAN SAISON II
| Reviewer Name | Beer descriptors | Your Yeast Rated preference |
|---|---|---|
| Gary | Pears, Clove Some slight pepper/spice very silky mouthfeel, yet finishes dry, flavor follows however a slight yeast twang, I.E. a bit stressed. | Seventh Best yeast for this style |
Lallemand Belle Saison
| Reviewer Name | Beer descriptors | Your Yeast Rated preference |
|---|---|---|
| Gary | faint aroma light and clean with a hint of bubblegum, flavor kicks in a bit better with all the same aromas with more intensity than the aroma which is a nice surprise. clean finish no off flavors | Third Best yeast for this style |
Imperial B64 Napoleon
| Reviewer Name | Beer descriptors | Your Yeast Rated preference |
|---|---|---|
| Gary | Pears Bubblegum Mostly Belgian quality, slight clove, slight spicy, flavor follows, finishes clean and crisp | Sixth Best yeast for this style |
Omega’s Saisonstein
| Reviewer Name | Beer descriptors | Your Yeast Rated preference |
|---|---|---|
| Gary | Clean aroma with hints of pears green apples, spicy, flavor follows the aroma, finishes clean and a bit silky but in a nice way | Best yeast for this style |
WLP590 French Saison
| Reviewer Name | Beer descriptors | Your Yeast Rated preference |
|---|---|---|
| Gary | Pepper and spice is the predominate aroma with a hint of green apple, crystal clear and flavor follows the aroma. finishes clean and somewhat on the thinner side. | Second Best yeast for this style |
White Labs 565
| Reviewer Name | Beer descriptors | Your Yeast Rated preference |
|---|---|---|
| Gary | If you like farmhouse, which I do, this yeast is your go to for this recipe. Aroma pepper and farmhouse/horse blanket Nice mouth feel and a bit of stressed yeast at the very end. | Eighth Best yeast for this style |