WLP645 starter has pellicle?

TNGabe · Nov 5, 2012

I stepped up a vial twice with 1.5l 1.040 starters. Smells weird, yeasty, not awful, but weird and slightly unpleasant. Now there is a pellicle. Normal? I think I'll keep the jar as a pet and see what happens in there, but not to keen on pitching it.

AmandaK · Nov 7, 2012

WLP645 is Brettanomyces Claussenii, so it is supposed to have a pellicle. Pellicles are Brett's reaction to being exposed to oxygen.

TNGabe · Nov 7, 2012

It's my first time making a brett starter. I know brett + o2 = pellicle, it just didn't take very long to form and I wanted some interweb hand holding. Thanks!

harrydrez · Nov 8, 2012

You're fine, though keeping it as a pet sounds cool...

AmandaK · Nov 8, 2012

TNGabe said:
I wanted some interweb hand holding. Thanks!

Consider your hand held, then! :mug:

Whatcha makin'?

TNGabe · Nov 8, 2012

AmandaK said:
Consider your hand held, then!

Whatcha makin'?

That's a good question. Probably need to figure it out. Foreign extra stout, probably.

weremichael · Nov 9, 2012

You should uncage your pet and let him play in a carboy. You never know, you might like what he can do!?!

TNGabe · Nov 11, 2012

Hah, what about brewing a Brett-fest breakfast stout?

TNGabe · Nov 19, 2012

Here's what I ended up brewing:

Riverbend Heritage Malt 11lbs
Flaked Barley 1.5lbs
Special B .75lbs
Carapils .75lbs
Castle debitttered black .75 lbs
Roast Barley .25lbs
Dark Syrup 1lb

Over shot my volume by 1/2 gallon. Was shooting for 1.065, hit 1.060.

Brewed Saturday, pellicle is forming this morning.

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