jester5120
Well-Known Member
I recently found a patch of raspberries growing in my backyard and decided to pick some to try and wrangle some yeast. I was making a starter for another batch of beer so I poured about 2oz into a sanitized glass measuring cup and tossed the raspberries in. It's been about 4 days now and I saw some small bubbles on top and the gravity looks like it's dropped a little. I also tasted a little and it had a pretty good sour taste to it (like a raspberry lambic). I'm wondering what my next step is? should I let it ride a while to kill off any bugs like ecoli. Should I start stepping it up right away and get ready to brew with it? Should I plate it out and try to clean it up a bit by selecting colonies?
I'm planning a parti-gyle brew soon and thought this yeast might be a fun experiment for about a gallon of 3rd runnings.
I'm planning a parti-gyle brew soon and thought this yeast might be a fun experiment for about a gallon of 3rd runnings.