Can you Brew It recipe for Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere - Page 8

**dcHokie** · 11-21-2011, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by elproducto

Alright fans, here it is. Absolutely delicious.

Brewed July 18, 2011.

Looks awesome, elproducto! How would you compare yours to the JP version?

In mine, I detect a bit of tart apple...more tart than sour. I bottled and it is still a bit green, so I hope that will fade a bit as its a little disappointing

elproducto · 11-21-2011, 05:01 PM

I haven't had a BB in a couple of months, but I think the color is VERY close. I've only ever had BB that was a few months old, so it certainly has more sour/funk than my young version. Mine has definate sour notes, it hits me right in the back of the throat on the finish. My carbonation is a bit low.. but I undercarbed on purpose as I bottled at 1.005ish, so I suspect it will level out.

Next time I brew it, I will do 10 gallons and with 5 gallons I'll keg it while it's young to stop the bugs.

**dcHokie** · 02-21-2012, 08:26 PM

I take back my previous comments about my batch, tried it again recently and it has really come around nicely. Really happy with the level of sourness, not much I would change.

**Lgaddy44** · 03-11-2012, 01:09 AM

Ive recently purchased 2 smack packs of Roseleare. I had planned on modifying a Founders Breakfast Stout clone, S-04 in the primary, and Roseleare in the secondary, just as an experiment.

I'm a huge fan of Jolly Pumpkin, especially the Madrugada Obscura. Today, I finally found a local store that had a few bottles of the Obscura and La Roja, so I bought a couple of each.

Although I have no plans on what to do with the dregs, I do want to harvest them from these bottles. Just curious on the best way to do this, and what I can expect on the life of the dregs. I was thinking of just sterilizing a mason jar, leaving some sterile water in it, and pouring the dregs in it. I'm guessing this should be good, but if there is a better way, I'm open to suggestions.

I may be a month or two out before I utilize the dregs, as I've got a backlog of recipes I'm planning on brewing. I just want to make sure I can keep them viable, and I'm all about trying to learn how to put them to good use. I'll be making my first attempt at a sour in a couple weeks.

dcp27 · 03-11-2012, 01:26 AM

were you planning on using both packs of roselare on the breakfast stout? one is all you need for a secondary. make sure to keep your IBUs low if you want to get much sour out of it.

personally, id just hold off on drinking the JP stuff til you're gunna use the dregs or make a lil extra of something to toss them in to build up

**Lgaddy44** · 03-11-2012, 01:31 AM

Yeah, I just planned on using one of the roeselare on the breakfast stout. I'll be brewing that next weekend, and I expect to leave it in the primary on the S-04 for a month before racking and pitching the Roeselare.

If I do want to save the dregs from the Obscura and La Roja, how long could I expect them to keep? I'd rather not just dump them, if I can keep them viable for a couple months.

**nberk** · 05-10-2012, 11:19 AM

I brewed this recipe a little while back and am enjoying the results now. My attempt is really close to Bam Biere flavorwise and a wonderful drinking beer. My efficiency was higher than expected during the brew so I ended up with a higher ABV, more like an ES Bam. I fermented with WLP550 and then added JP dregs that I had built up on a stir plate into secondary.

I left the beer with the dregs for about 8 weeks at ambient house temps, in the upper 60s to 70 (early this spring/late winter). Tasting along the way is a great way to judge when you are getting the beer you want. I kegged my version so I didn’t need to worry about the bottling aspect. Here’s what happened with my gravities:
OG: 1.046
FG (from WLP550): 1.010
FG (from dregs): 1.002

**nberk** · 05-10-2012, 11:25 AM

Harvesting the dregs isn't too hard. Here's what I did:
1. Make a small starter (500ml).
2. Open beer and pour off to drink and enjoy.
3. With about and inch or two of beer left in the bottle swirl it around to get all the dregs in suspension.
4. Flame the bottle top.
5. Pour dregs into the starter.
6. Set on stir plate and leave alone for a week or two.

I can't speak from experience to how long the dreg starter will remain viable, but they did survive for quite a long time in the bottle already, so I would expect that your starter mix will keep for a few months in the fridge without an issue.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lgaddy44

Ive recently purchased 2 smack packs of Roseleare. I had planned on modifying a Founders Breakfast Stout clone, S-04 in the primary, and Roseleare in the secondary, just as an experiment.

I'm a huge fan of Jolly Pumpkin, especially the Madrugada Obscura. Today, I finally found a local store that had a few bottles of the Obscura and La Roja, so I bought a couple of each.

Although I have no plans on what to do with the dregs, I do want to harvest them from these bottles. Just curious on the best way to do this, and what I can expect on the life of the dregs. I was thinking of just sterilizing a mason jar, leaving some sterile water in it, and pouring the dregs in it. I'm guessing this should be good, but if there is a better way, I'm open to suggestions.

I may be a month or two out before I utilize the dregs, as I've got a backlog of recipes I'm planning on brewing. I just want to make sure I can keep them viable, and I'm all about trying to learn how to put them to good use. I'll be making my first attempt at a sour in a couple weeks.