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I used 2.5 oz. of lactic acid in a 5-gallon gose that I just bottled. I did taste-testing with 0.5 oz. increment additions while it was in the bottling bucket. It definitely has a good sourness/puckeryness, but it does not completely over-dominate the taste of the beer. My recipe also had some...

For what it's worth, I ended up using 2.5 oz. of Lactic Acid in my 5-gallon batch. My wife and I taste tested as we added 0.5 oz at a time while the gose was in the bottling bucket. I just bottled it yesterday, so we'll see how things turn out in about a week.

I'm thinking about buying a pound or two of Strata pellets to brew a few IPAs with. I've heard very good things, but haven't tried brewing with them yet. I have a few quick questions for anybody who has used them: What kind of flavors/aromas have you detected? Would they work well as a SMaSH...

Hi gang! I'm going to be brewing my first all-grain gose in a few days (5 gallon batch). I bought all of the ingredients from a local homebrew store. Here is what was included: 4.75 lb Pilsner malt 3.75 lb Pale wheat malt 1 oz. Huell Melon hop pellets (@ 60 min in boil) 0.5 oz. coriander (@ 10...