Award-winning homebrewer Paul Zocco (Zok) shared this saison recipe, which is one of his favorites. It is a conventionally made saison, but he kicks up the OG to 1.080 and gives it a good dose of Chinese white pepper and bitter orange peel. He keeps the hops presence low to allow the spice from the pepper and the yeast strain to shine. He says that the orange and hot pepper seem to marry well.
This recipe is scaled to 5 gallons (19 liters) with a brewhouse efficiency around 80 percent. Zok recommends using soft, low-mineral water throughout the brewing process.
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