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Hey all,

I am interested in brewing a Saison, and I have looked at Jeff and X's recipes on the forum. Where does one get the yeast strains required for these?

Trevor J

I've been using 3711. It's an order item from NG.

Excellent. Thank's X!

I used White Labs 550 from beergrains.com for mine, but after I get my money's worth out of it, I'm definitely going back to 3711. GIves much more of the dry, peppery character that Saisons should have.

Thanks Jeff! I looked at ordering WL550, I am glad you said you preferred the 3711. Makes my decision easier!

Consider 3724 as well, the Saison Dupont strain. Excellent yeast character from that one in my experience.

BBrianBoogie wrote:Consider 3724 as well, the Saison Dupont strain. Excellent yeast character from that one in my experience.

Absolutely. Can be a bit stubborn though, sometimes takes quite a few weeks to finish out. Really depends on how quickly you'd like to be drinking the beer. The 3711 and WL550 are pretty quick to finish up—I think I kegged my last Saison about 2 or 2.5 weeks after brew day and was drinking it within a couple days of that.

Agreed, it can take a bit longer to finish out for sure.