Description
Language of Flowers is blend of all the barrels of one batch brewed back in May 2018. Brewed in the warmer months after our spontaneous season, it was started with much the same processes as the other beers of the earlier season. A 60/40 recipe of organic pilsner and organic raw wheat, turbid mashed, boiled for hours with aged hops and left to open cool overnight in the coolship for wild yeast and bacteria inoculation. Knowing that the batch wouldn’t cool enough to reach the desirable temperatures for spontaneous fermentation, we added a healthy dose of saison yeast before putting it into barrels for fermentation. One other exception to the usual process was the addition of sweet yellow jasmine blossoms to the coolship, that were allowed to steep overnight for some additional floral character to complement the saison yeast. After 14 months in the barrels, the final packaged blend was allowed another 7 months in bottles and kegs to condition.
The result is probably the least acidic beer we have released yet. Although the beer is very dry, it still has a very full body and great head retention. All the flavors of the yeast and jasmine are all quite nuanced, making for a super crushable beer just in time for the warmer weather.
5.8% alc/vol.
