Originally brewed using a yeast cake from a beer inspired by Fantôme Saison—which itself had been fermented using cultured-up bottle dregs of that beer—this recipe is worth brewing in its own right. The fun is in getting to use this idiosyncratic little yeast strain. Culture up some dregs, if you want, or look for a commercially available variety grown from the source, such as East Coast Yeast ECY03-B.
ALL-GRAIN
Batch size: 5.5 gallons (21 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.054
FG: 1.008
IBUs: 33
ABV: 6.1%.