spearko520
Well-Known Member
So i'm back on trying to brew lambics. Artificially aging hops. Spent a lot of dough at shangy's on great beers for many years because i couldn't stand the wait- but now i've got the space and the pace, so i figured i'd go at it again- put a half pound of crushed crystal pellets in the oven for 3 hours at 150 dg, and all it did was smell heavenly. and i don't care for flowers. put in a ziplock and flooded with oxy three times (shook and let set - reoxyed evry 8 hours) for a day, and put back in the oven for 3 hours at 200 dg. i am not getting a house filling stench that i am reading about (maybe it's my over abundant use of the cologne my wifey hooked me for xmas) but back in the bag for another days dose of o2. Does anyone have any dirt on the short term expectations of what one should see? (mine still smell like god's armpits and i think i am off tettnang and hallertau for my pilsii, though they are a bit less green) and long term results of what one gets from a quickened process? I know the answer is to take the long road, but my last lambic took three years to hit (it was worth it, but i had a VERY small batch left to celebrate with) so i am definitely looking for short term advice. results oriented and thanks in advance to the gurus. i've got a batch going the long road- but i have to justify costs to that same wifey, and i'd like to know what to expect- she orders lou pepe's at monk's. Thanks twice