Hey guys, I'm a first time poster but long time lurker / brewer.
I decided to make my first lambic recently and wanted to share it!
Brewed on 7/29:
3lbs LME Wheat
3lbs DME Pilsen
1oz Hallertau
60 minute boil for all of the above and pitched Wyeast 3278 lambic blend.
Today, 9/2, I added about 13lbs of tart cherries. I started by draining out the water from the cans and adding the cherries into a sanitized pitcher. I then dumped the cherries right into the primary. I wasn't concerned about saving the yeast and I had a good idea how to avoid too exposing too much oxygen. I pumped CO2 into the carboy as I dumped in the cherries through a funnel (which took forever, they essentially had to go in 1 at a time).
The pics show how little head room I have in a 6 gallon carboy. I'm not terribly thrilled about it but we'll see how it goes. I'll probably thief out a pint or two next week to both add some more head room and taste / measure progress.
Quality control approves:
I decided to make my first lambic recently and wanted to share it!
Brewed on 7/29:
3lbs LME Wheat
3lbs DME Pilsen
1oz Hallertau
60 minute boil for all of the above and pitched Wyeast 3278 lambic blend.
Today, 9/2, I added about 13lbs of tart cherries. I started by draining out the water from the cans and adding the cherries into a sanitized pitcher. I then dumped the cherries right into the primary. I wasn't concerned about saving the yeast and I had a good idea how to avoid too exposing too much oxygen. I pumped CO2 into the carboy as I dumped in the cherries through a funnel (which took forever, they essentially had to go in 1 at a time).
The pics show how little head room I have in a 6 gallon carboy. I'm not terribly thrilled about it but we'll see how it goes. I'll probably thief out a pint or two next week to both add some more head room and taste / measure progress.
Quality control approves: