Recent content by CodlingMoth

Glad to see this one humming again. I just bottled my 100% Brett B and wow. It's nice. We drank it out of a porron a few nights ago. It hasn't really fully carbed yet. But before bottling, it tasted of unripe stone fruit and that meaty salami like Brett aftertaste. Killer! I will never not make...

Started to smell and taste like paint. Duped it. Booooooooo! Live and learn. Next batch...

Stout

So now a little better than a week into primary and this is settling down nicely. I'm guessing the primary is very close to finished. Does anyone have any experience with open fermentation in ciders? I know that my time limit for co2 is coming up, but will the Brett pellicle up and protect it I...

I used the dregs from my last batch of champagne cider and some of my Brett b cider to start three gallons of un pasteurized Michigan apple juice. Was crazy bubbling after 8 hours and has calmed down to a slow sizzling fizz.

Hey mike you still dealing with your sour cider?

Edit. I meant the sg is at 1.010, not 1.050.

Ok. I checked the sg today and its at 1.050. It tastes rad for being so young. All of the apple is there, and it has this super nice tart acidity. It's by no means funky. I am going to let it sit for at east another month and hopefully as it gets warmer some of the Brett characteristics will...

It was low when I pitched. Around 55 F. It was up to 63F that night and a week later it started to get nice. It's still bubbling away. It's been around 65 F for three weeks now. The low end for Brett B is around 60 F. I like the low temp fermentation. Let them take their time, build complexity...

Cool. Thanks for the chime ins. Pretty much confirmed what I thought, but I like confirmation from those with experience. Now back to the sweet pellicle pics!

I am about to start a Brett cider in a three gallon earthen crock. It's glazed ( non lead) and has a lid. My question is, will this be a viable option for primary with such a wide mouth?

I just mean the goop has been there a week. It's definitely very active. Only my third batch of cider and first Brett batch. Acting very different from my other two batches. Really cool to watch.

Brett goo. Pretty cool. It's like the stuff.

Does this count as pellicle? Super goopy and going nowhere!

Cool. 100 % Brett (pitched in primary) does work after all. Also thanks for responding.