German ales are all kinda funky... Weizen, Gose, Berliner Weiss, and a raft of deprecated styles with crazy names like Peeterman. Germany settled on lager as its primary style... you've gotta be looking for something really out of the ordinary to be looking for a german ale...
"A few weeks" and you're expecting a pellicle? Expect a couple of months before one forms, and then another couple of months before it drops. Roeselare needs 6-9 months before you'd even want to taste it. It's totally murky before it finishes. Pitching Roeselare late may affect how much...
Howdy all-
I've been reading and occasionally posting as cdh at the babblebelt, B3, NB and the green board for a few years now, and now I've found homebrewtalk too. I'm located outside of Philadelphia, and Keystone is my LHBS for those in the neighborhood.
I've been brewing since about...