Synchronicity Extraordinaire Wheaten Saison Extract Kit

First of all out of the 15 or so batches i've done, this batch got down to a super low gravity of 1.004, resulting in a very dry finish that I'm stoked about. I added another oz. of hops, some coriander and lemon peel, plus dry hopped with hops and spices to get a nice lemony tang. Golden in color and super-drinkable a week after bottling. An easy brew, I have absolutely no complaints.

Brewed this one right before I had back surgery and couldn't drink during my recovery, so most of it disappeared quickly. I stopped taking my medication early so I could get a few pints before it was gone. I will definitely brew this again, I might even keep it a secret until I have a few pints for myself!!!

My first really successful brew. Lots of fruity notes and has just a little spicy bitterness from the hops.

Ok.. I love a good saison, but have struggled to find a recipe I really like. This is it. Reminds me of Stillwater's Cellar Door.. Nice flavor, just a hint of the lemongrass and organge. Very nice dry, slightly peppery finish. Honestly, I can't believe how good it is for such an easy brew. Like other have said, a little darker in color, but still tastes light. The Wife love it too. Just brewed a second batch that I tweaked with Brett Yeast and little extra hops.. but that one will be sitting until at least June. Will follow up..

1 week in primary and then about a week or so of cold crashing and carbing in the keg and its great. week later and its gotten even better. really easy drinking and a ton of flavor.

My order arrived on time and intact. Quality all throughout. Can't wait to craft this amazing Saison. Thank you!

I brewed this over the weekend and the smell once all the additions were added were wonderful. I cannot wait to try it. Final gravity was slightly lighter than on the box 1.048 but I contribute that to the loss at the bottom of the brew kettle. One recommendation is to use bags for the hops and orange and lemongrass addition to increase volume yield.

Ok! I'm happy. Give this brew a good 2+ weeks extra bottle conditioning and the flavors start bursting through. The citrus is much more apparent and the spicy back taste is impressive. I refrigerated a dozen pints at 4-1/2 weeks and my review is now up from 3.5-4 to a solid 4 maybe 4-1/2. I have 2dozen more pints conditioning. Can't wait.

I brewed this beer using the Siphonless Big Mouth Bubblers - Ported 6.5 and 5 gallon fermenters (see reviews). That made things easy. Now on to the beer. I brewed according to instructions with the exception of adding the honey at beginning of boil (read instructions wrong). Then bottle conditioned for 2 weeks. The appearance when poured is darker than many saisons, a good medium ice tea color with a pretty, short head. The aroma is very light. Good bread but only a little citrus considering the lemongrass and orange peel. Nice taste with a good balance of malt and hops. Again citrus is very very slight. I recommend using the full ounce packets instead of the 3/4 ounce the recipe calls for. A fair spicy finish. My main concern is the lack of that earthiness I like in a farmhouse ale. Still, a tasty beer. The feel in the mouth is smooth and the good carbonation refreshes. Maybe after a few more weeks conditioning the lost citrus & earthiness will come through. Overall, an enjoyable beer that I'll brew again, though I'll add more lemongrass and orange peel with a different yeast than the dry Danstar Belle Saison to up the barnyard funkiness. A solid 3.5-4 rating.

Brew was exceptional. I've added it to my annual must-do list.

My first attempt at a Saison and it couldn't be easier. I left this one in secondary for about 4 weeks. Bottled it 2 weeks ago and just opened one to try. It's good, well carb'd, still young and will sure to benefit with some more time. Athis point some of the orange peel comes out, but not the citrusy lemongrass. Next time I will use the entire amount of orange peel and lemongrass the kit comes with.

Love this kit! Brewed to perfection, end result meets all the specs of the class. Nice, orange/lemon taste with a touch of bitter brought about by the hops. Honey sweetness is barely noticeable. Will definitely consider brewing again, and again...

This was my fifth batch overall and it's just now ready to drink. And that's what I am doing right now. Previously, the Petite Saison was my best effort, but this tops it easily. This would make a perfect first time recipe for someone interested in the style. Lemon, orange and perfume aromas really come through. Do yourself a favor and use a hop bag for the lemon grass. That stuff ended up getting everywhere and made it really hard to rack from my brew kettle.

This review is a bit late coming as I brewed this up over the summer. This brew ended up coming out of the request from my wife. After brewing for around a year and a half at the time she asked when I was going to brew her a beer. This ended up being the result. Both of us loved it, as have our friends who have tried a bottle. The lemongrass and orange peel really added to it and made it a nice refreshing drink after a long hot day at the beach or something to grab coming home from work.

I went through the NB recipes looking for a nice summer ale. Why not go Belgium summer ale? This saison is tasty. Malty up front, followed by the honey and herbal flavors, citrus, yeast. Very flavorful. A nice alchohol hit, too. I usually want to brew the beer I've never had. This ale, I've never had. Only compliments from my craft beer buddies. (Although they're drinking free beer!). Even some yellow fizzy beer drinkers found this ale tasty/interesting. NB made me look like a brewing pro, on this one. Thanks! When you brew this, time is your friend. Don't rush it. Let it mellow. Now waiting on my NB Imperial Stout I brewed for the winter/fall holidays!

This is not a beer that I would like to have all the time, but as a change of pace, something different, I would recommend it. It does have a noticeable citris flavor. I will probably make this beer again this summer. Northern Brewer's description of the beer is pretty accurate.

I was not overwhelmed with this at 2 weeks, started to llike it better at 3, at 6 weeks it is great. Will definitely brew this for summer

Wow the Orange and Lemon grass aroma really come s through. A nice clean taste and head.

I really like this beer. Nice orange and lemon aroma and a nice malty taste. A good summer beer.

I wish I knew more about evaluating and describing beer taste so I could do this one justice, but you'll just have to take my word on it that it's great. Ended up quite a bit darker for me than the sample picture, but I'm told that's usually the case with extract and to me does not negatively affect the taste in the slightest. If you're considering this kit, go for it. This was my first saison and I can definitely see myself brewing another one in the future.

I made this one a few months ago. Gave it the 15 min. Hot Stand at the end and then chilled it off. Had some floaters in the primary but no big deal. Left in the primary 2 weeks, 2 weeks secondary, and tried one after one week in the bottles. No carb at all. Another 2 weeks later, this beer had a nice off white head with residual effervescence from the bottom of the glass.Definitely give it the extra time, it's worth it.This beer has a great nose to it. The lemon grass really adds some nice esters and spice notes to it, and you really taste the orange peel. I may add some honey to it next time just for an extra flavor note. Definitely a great summer beer. Hide some for later, this one will disappear fast.

Super easy to make, tastes great. What else could you ask for in a kit?? This beer is everything you wish Shock Top and Blue Moon was. Crisper taste than both and better overall balance. You won't regret making this beer.

Am brewing my second batch now. First one was a big hit with all who tried it. The Lemongrass and Orange peel really add a nice freshness to the taste, and seem to cool you off on a hot summer's eve. The Petite Saison has been a longtime household favorite, and this may have replaced it.Dealing with the extra "floaters" during transfer to secondary, then to the bottling bucket, and then to the bottle caused a bit extra effort. However, even when some of the lemongrass and orange peel made it into a bottle it stayed at the bottom and was not an issue. I ran the wort through a two screen filter, but still left some residue.I chose to do the optional 15 minute wait after the boil and before the chiller. (BTW-this was the first time I used a NB wort chiller instead of an ice bath, and it is totally worth doing if you are on the fence as I was)This one is a winner!

You really can't go wrong with a Northern Brewer Kit. Kegging this weekend, but from a racking "sample," all is good.This is the kind of beer you sit back after doing some work in the yard. Also should have a very good pairing with Asian food.I used the Danstar Belle Saison dry yeast.

The moment NB released this one, I knew it would be in my next purchase. Well I must say that NB has once again nailed it, this is one awesome brew and will be a staple of mine for years to come. Slainte!

This is a super simple kit for a great tasting Saison! As always Northern Brewer comes through with fantastic quality ingredients and great instructions. You cannot go wrong with them.

I kept this in primary for 8 days, and secondary for a week, using Wyeast Belgian Wheat. The beer fermented out really dry, which created a really crisp - almost too crisp - beer at first. About a month later, the beer has started to round out and get a lot better. Really happy with this beer!

Used dry yeast, re hydrated,followed receipt to the tee, 2 weeks in primary, 2 weeks in secondary. 2 weeks in bottle and I was not impressed, 3 weeks in bottle and it is now pretty good....starting to get the different flavored. I expect it will continue to get better. Looking forward to this aging some more

The NB marketing e-mail bit me and I ordered this kit the day I saw it. Was a tad bit apprehensive as I love the customer reviews and feedback from the tried and tested...plus positive tweaks to recipes...but none here as this guy was a new creation. Figured I'd add my 2 cents.Brewed 05/16/13 (Extract Kit)OG - 1.048Added at flameout:-5lbs Wheat LME-1lb honeyWanted to preserve the light color and possibly some aromatics from the honey so made the bulk of fermentables late additions.Also did a 10 minute hot stand at the end of boil to pull as much out of the flavor additions as possible.Made a 2L yeast starter with Wyeast 3942 Belgian WheatOtherwise followed the directions to the letter.Yeast was pitched and allowed to ferment for 15 days at 68F. Racked to secondary for 10 days at 64F. Final gravity was 1.010 Kegged and carbed 40F@17psi (3 something volumes of CO2).Impressions:Look: Nice golden color. Yeasty haze. Solid white foamy head...and lots of it (but that could be due to my kegging)Smell: Spicy and Citrus/Light Fruits AHOY! Lotta nose here. Not too much hops, maybe a little Saaz. Lemongrass really comes through.Taste: Good spice, peppery, tart and dry. Some citrus. Refreshing. Not much bittering, which is terrific and totally works.Feel: Light, finishes tart.Overall: I like it. Good summer session beer. Could drink a bunch. It was exactly what I expected from this kit and have to say so far in my limited brewing this has been the best smelling unfermented wort I've ever had the pleasure of making.

I got the extract + specialty grains version of this kit. It was a cinch to brew, and I even got some instructions from support to do it as a full boil. The lemongrass and sweet orange peel are lovely when it goes into the kettle, but after some conditioning I don't notice the delicate aromas I was hoping for. Next time, I'll use more than the recipe calls for.I went straight from 3 weeks in the fermentor into the keg, so there's a bit of haze that probably wouldn't follow it through a secondary, but I don't mind some haziness in beers with wheat malt.And speaking of wheat malt: the body of this beer is amazing. It's velvety smooth due to the wheat malt, and pours up a really nice thick creamy head with great aromas in it.I used the dry yeast, and it went nuts. I got almost 83% ADT for an FG of 1.010and ABV of 5.7ish%. I couldn't get it as hot as I wanted (rarely over 74¡) but I bet if you could kick this up to 80¡ it would really shine.If you like saisons, with their funky yeast esters and fruity backbones, you're going to love this. I'll be making this every Spring and Summer for sure.

Great, Did I say great? Awesome flavor. I would say get an additional muslin bag for the lemongrass and orange peel I lost almost a gallon so they should include an extra in the kit.. Its sold out that says enough :)