ICWiener
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone,
I just bought two 3 gallon carboys off of craigslist. I am thinking of doing a split batch of Berliner Weisse. I want to conduct a little experiment to look at some side-by-side differences but can't decide what to do. I'm looking for input.
I've got my grain and my hops. I'm going to use Safale US-05 for both. I have one pack of Wyeast Lactobacillus and I'm wanting to do one of these two things:
A) Buy a second pack of Wyeast Lacto and when it comes time to split the batch, I would pitch one concurrently with my yeast. In the other carboy I would only pitch the lacto. I would leave it for about 48 hours with a heating pad on it (around 85-88), then bring it down to 66 and pitch my yeast.
or a much simpler experiment,
B) Buy a vial of White Labs lacto, split the batch, and pitch each lacto separately.
I want to take advantage of an easy opportunity to get side-by-side comparisons, so I can decide which brew I like better. I just can't decide if I should use the opportunity to test differences in product or differences in method.
I just bought two 3 gallon carboys off of craigslist. I am thinking of doing a split batch of Berliner Weisse. I want to conduct a little experiment to look at some side-by-side differences but can't decide what to do. I'm looking for input.
I've got my grain and my hops. I'm going to use Safale US-05 for both. I have one pack of Wyeast Lactobacillus and I'm wanting to do one of these two things:
A) Buy a second pack of Wyeast Lacto and when it comes time to split the batch, I would pitch one concurrently with my yeast. In the other carboy I would only pitch the lacto. I would leave it for about 48 hours with a heating pad on it (around 85-88), then bring it down to 66 and pitch my yeast.
or a much simpler experiment,
B) Buy a vial of White Labs lacto, split the batch, and pitch each lacto separately.
I want to take advantage of an easy opportunity to get side-by-side comparisons, so I can decide which brew I like better. I just can't decide if I should use the opportunity to test differences in product or differences in method.