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brianmenard

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Brewed a 10g batch of blacklabs' Cascade Orange Pale Ale on March 20. 5 gallons went into keg as is and the 5 gallons i added Brett Brux (WLP650) to and set it in my brew closet for now 2 months to get funky. This is my first Brett beer so i have no idea what to expect, so i'm looking for some guidance here.

recipe:
BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Cascade Orange Pale Ale - Soured
Brewer: Brian Menard
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 8.50 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.50 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 4.50 gal
Estimated OG: 1.061 SG
Estimated Color: 4.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 36.2 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 90.9 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
7 lbs 12.7 oz Rahr 2 RowMalt (1.8 SRM) Grain 1 73.3 %
14.7 oz Caramel Malt - 10L (Briess) (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 8.6 %
14.7 oz Vienna Malt (Briess) (3.5 SRM) Grain 3 8.6 %
0.48 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 m Hop 4 17.8 IBUs
0.23 oz Glacier [5.60 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 4.3 IBUs
0.92 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 6 -
0.46 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 7 5.6 IBUs
1.83 oz Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 10.0 mins) Spice 8 -
0.92 oz Coriander Seed (Boil 10.0 mins) Spice 9 -
0.92 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 3.4 IBUs
0.46 oz Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 11 -
0.92 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0 Hop 12 5.1 IBUs
0.9 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 13 -
1 lbs Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (1.0 SRM) Sugar 14 9.4 %
1.0 pkg Brettanomyces Bruxellensis (White Labs # Yeast 15 -


Mash Schedule: Temperature Mash, 1 Step, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs 10.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 3.51 gal of water at 163.1 F 153.0 F 60 min
Mash Out Heat to 168.0 F over 10 min 168.0 F 10 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 6.65 gal water at 168.0 F


and this is what it looks like today....
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i've read Bretts do form pellicles and i'm happy letting it go on. just looking for confirmation that i'm not wasting my time.

appreciate the help.

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Your on the right track. Give it some time. I usually let them go for 4-6 months before I even bother tasting Brett beers. I prefer a year.
 
Alright, 6 months in and gravity is at 1.004 and it's really sour. I think I'm going to bottle this bad boy and hope it will make something I can drink in another 6 months.

So question.... do I just bottle as usual, meaning add priming sugar and cap or since the gravity is so low should I add a bit of yeast?
 
Didn't you age this in a keg? If so you've got plenty of yeast in there. I think you'd be ok with just sugar. You could add a touch of the dregs if not.
 
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