thorongil

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We tried the RIS (forget your name for it). Also very good... We were sampling quite a bit, so my memory might be foggy on if we had any others...

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bigcitybrewer

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I know this is an old thread, but I wanted to let everyone know that I am going to try this recipe over the weekend with some slight variations. WL645 was a special release yeats so I am using WL650. I am using dried Heather instead of Elderberry. I also am not sure whether to add a puree of dates or palm sugar to the fermenter after 2-3 wks.

I'll reply back when it is done to let you know how it turns out.

saq

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WLP645 Brett C is not a special white labs platinum release, it is just the same release as WLP650 Brett B, which would make a completely different beer.
I drank my second to last bottle of this a few weeks back and it was very tasty. It got quite a bit tarter since WLP645 Brett C has a small amount of lacto and pychia in it and was a very enjoyable beer, gonna have to brew this one up again soon!

bigcitybrewer

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Obviously, you were right about the yeast not being a limited release. Just some bad advice from the HBS.

I brewed this last week and ended up with a lower OG than expected because of poor mash efficiency (I am just starting AG brewing). It was 1.060. It's turning into a very different beer that the recipe intended, but that's ok. I'm just going with the flow.

Any advice about adding dates after 3 weeks of primary fermentation? I was planning on boiling dates and blending them into a puree then, after boiling them a bit more, adding them directly to the brew bucket.

I have some other threads about dates and am excited to throw them in there with the brett and see what comes out the other side.

bigcitybrewer

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Forgot to do my temperature adjustment -- my OG was actually 1.064. Still not very good, but better.