Recent content by loftybrewer

You're right, that was all based off of my assumption that malolactic went the other way 'round. No point in adding wlp675 to my brett beers. However, if that conversion can set the stage for brett to go juicy-fruit wild, then I for one will be requesting a couple gallons of wine varietal grape...

OK just spitballing here, but reading few lines of that article made me think of...Chardonnay. Why do you ask? Great question! Well, Chardonnay traditionally undergoes a malolactic fermentation, during which lactic acid is transformed into - you guessed it, malolactic acid, which is generally...

Love Mathilda! Mathilda and Rayon Vert are the only pale ales with brett that I can get in my area. I absolutely love this style, and INBEV or not, gotta hand it to GI for getting brett out to a massive audience.

I have not yet tried malting. It didn't work out this season for me, but it's still a very real project for me coming up. You seem to be the only person on here with the materials and intention of doing this, and I would highly encourage that you do at least a small batch with it in that state...

There's a lot of info in general throughout, but at about 18 minutes he starts to talk about fruit and timing. He says they do 6-12 months in oak for extraction but some belgian brewers transfer it to stainless for 12 weeks and get all the extraction they need from the fruit.

Can anyone can tell me if there is an ideal mash temp for a wheat beer as far as conversion? I like to get the most out of my grains. I have been brewing AG for 2 years and am now starting to consider my process more in-depth. I have a 50/50 2-row/wheat beer to brew this weekend and I only have...

Just drank a cider that I made with this strain. Rather dry but with that slight sweetness that preserves the apple flavor. Flocc'ed 2 days after kreusen subsided. I am trying different yeasts for cider and so far, interestingly, Brett trois is my favorite. I have so far used this strain in...

I use grape juice to keep my starters alive since I'm cheap and don't like buying dme or making starter wort for this purpose. I check for preservatives though. Anywho, I build it this way and then pitch. I've done this with brett strains. Grape juice is simple sugars too. My Mo Betta clone has...

I have a porterish brew fermenting now with wild yeast that I caught in the woods this spring. I let the starter go and go and go and it developed nice fruity and tart character over a few months so I stepped it up and then I infected my wort. I'm looking forward to the final product. Good luck!

If you abuse yeast with super high temps (excluding crazy saison yeasts which can handle temps in the 90s), they will produce a dastardly beverage. But at 75F, it doesn't sound like you have done so. Bottom line, I think it will clean itself up in time. High o.g. can also produce fusels, but...

Realizing personal preference requires multiple attempts. I say pitch NOW. It's not like you bought a 20 gallon grain bill. Try it this way, and then try a sour mash, or let the lacto go for longer - next time. 50 different ppl on this forum can tell you how to make a sour beer, but it's like...

"Wait, you can do that?" My response, in retrospect: "Yes, and you can also make your own spaghetti sauce if you want to. I make yoghurt, does that freak you out?"

Leinenkugel's Big Eddy Wee Heavy Scotch Ale. I would never, ever, EVER, ever - did I mention never? - buy Leinenkugel's core or seasonal offerings because they all say "flavor added" and that is super lame, but this Big Eddy series is respectable. This is a d&mn solid wee heavy.

If you can afford to get separate equipment, do it. That's a guarantee. Fermenting side by side? Well, I've never heard of a yeast, brett or otherwise, exiting through one airlock and invading another beer through a second airlock... Porous materials (like barrels!) or any material with...

So in my experience one thing about lacto pellicles as opposed to brett pellicles is that lacto pellicles sort of creep up the side of your carboy as if they are coming to get you...while you sleep. It looks like an EKG or something. My brett pellicles have only ever reached the meniscus. I have...