squeekysheep
Well-Known Member
I wanna try a sour mash with a cranberry beer I currently do from extract any suggestions are welcome. will be stating the sour on Thursday and mashing on Sunday.
a few questions.
how does sweetness effect the sour. If i mash on the higher side will the sweetness negate some of the sour?
I assume the tartness of my cranberry's will be a good match for the sour.
here is my plan
the stuff
5 lb Belgian pill
3 lb wheat
2 lb cranberry's
Some dry yeast( did no picked yet)
2 oz hallerau 4.5 aa (won these with a cranberry ale so it just seems right)
irish moss
Thursday
mash 2 lb pills at 160 for 40min then mash out at 170 let the temp fall to 120 and sprinkle on some fresh grain. cover with plastic wrap and push out any air. leave this sit for 3 days.
Sunday
mash at 152 include soured grains
60min boil
1.25 oz hops at 60
.5 oz at 30
.25 oz at 15
irish moss at 15
ferment at 65 2 weeks then secondary add berry's secondary for 1 month
I plan on a long secondary because i really don't brew much this time of the year i will not brew again till mid January unless I feel the need to blend this.
a few questions.
how does sweetness effect the sour. If i mash on the higher side will the sweetness negate some of the sour?
I assume the tartness of my cranberry's will be a good match for the sour.
here is my plan
the stuff
5 lb Belgian pill
3 lb wheat
2 lb cranberry's
Some dry yeast( did no picked yet)
2 oz hallerau 4.5 aa (won these with a cranberry ale so it just seems right)
irish moss
Thursday
mash 2 lb pills at 160 for 40min then mash out at 170 let the temp fall to 120 and sprinkle on some fresh grain. cover with plastic wrap and push out any air. leave this sit for 3 days.
Sunday
mash at 152 include soured grains
60min boil
1.25 oz hops at 60
.5 oz at 30
.25 oz at 15
irish moss at 15
ferment at 65 2 weeks then secondary add berry's secondary for 1 month
I plan on a long secondary because i really don't brew much this time of the year i will not brew again till mid January unless I feel the need to blend this.