I got a pack of this for doing an Orval clone, and wondered if anyone has used it successfully, and have any tips/suggestions?
Are you planning on a 7 - 14 day primary then a year in secondary?
You will want to use glass for the secondary to keep the oxygen out during the long period, and you will want to use either glass or throw away plastic for the primary.
I have an Orval clone that I used the dregs from a few bottles for the brett. It sat at about 1.018 since October in my 60F basement with little activity. Two weeks ago I moved it to a fermentation chamber and increased temp to about 77F. The brett has taken off, it has big bretty looking bubbles on top and gravity is down to 1.011. I do not know how low it will go but I do not plan on bottling until this fall.
I'd bottle in champagne bottles now and let the brett do the rest of it's job in the bottle.
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