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flabyboy said:
I was just watching an episode of Brewing TV that focused on Open fermentation. have any of you tried it?? It seems like it would add some real nice flavors to a hefe or begian style beer.

http://www.brewingtv.com/episodes/2010/5/17/brewing-tv-episode-4-open-fermentation.html

I see they do this at New Glarus and Samuel Smith breweries.
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Change would to could. You simply don't know what will fall into your wort. Chances are more that it will be something negative than positive.
 
I haven't done a full open ferment yet, but I have made a farmhouse ale once where I mashed about a pound of grain and let it sit very loosely covered in the basement for about 3-4 days. By the end, it was quite sour and added a nice touch to the final brew. I don't know how negative the final result would be, but if you like sours, I bet it would be more of a positive result.
 

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