ICWiener
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone,
I just posted this in the pellicle picture thread, then realized I should have probably just started a new thread. Anyways...I need some help.
My situation is this: I've been brewing for years, but due to time/money/family constraints I'm still a novice brewer, brewing with extracts and steeping specialty grains in the kitchen. My goal is to make this beer. ALL of this beer! I want to get to the point where I can make a good sour/wild ale.
So first of all I'm working towards making AG brew since, as far as I can tell, there's no such thing as decent Flanders Red made from extract. I'm working on upgrading my rig and practicing until I can make a good AG beer. I'd say conservatively, I'll need a year. Then I plan on diving headfirst into sours, and probably never looking back.
My question is, what can I do in the meantime to prepare? I've got a year, at least, with a clear goal in mind. Should I be buying beers and saving dregs? Should I be washing yeasts from my other batches? I just wanted to gather suggestions from people who have travelled this path before me. Any and all advice, tips, wisdom, etc. are appreciated. PM me, e-mail me, I don't care, I just want to get some good advice!
I just posted this in the pellicle picture thread, then realized I should have probably just started a new thread. Anyways...I need some help.
My situation is this: I've been brewing for years, but due to time/money/family constraints I'm still a novice brewer, brewing with extracts and steeping specialty grains in the kitchen. My goal is to make this beer. ALL of this beer! I want to get to the point where I can make a good sour/wild ale.
So first of all I'm working towards making AG brew since, as far as I can tell, there's no such thing as decent Flanders Red made from extract. I'm working on upgrading my rig and practicing until I can make a good AG beer. I'd say conservatively, I'll need a year. Then I plan on diving headfirst into sours, and probably never looking back.
My question is, what can I do in the meantime to prepare? I've got a year, at least, with a clear goal in mind. Should I be buying beers and saving dregs? Should I be washing yeasts from my other batches? I just wanted to gather suggestions from people who have travelled this path before me. Any and all advice, tips, wisdom, etc. are appreciated. PM me, e-mail me, I don't care, I just want to get some good advice!