hotwatermusic
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I have a gallon of beer that was started with a pitch of Roselare and has seen numerous bottle dregs since. It has a twin that has been pitched into a larger batch, but this one has been sitting and biding it's time. I recently made a batch of saison and used a half gallon of that batch to replace some of the starter since it hadn't been fed properly in over a year.
The saison was hopped to about 40ish BU's and I racked a little sloppy and pulled some hop matter over as well.
Will the bacteria in the starter be affected permanently by this harsh environment or will it bounce back when used to inoculate a less hoppy beer?
I'm kind of hoping this gallon will lead to a more pronounced brett character in the future. Also hoping the lineage of the other 'twin' will be more geared towards acid beers. Whaddaya think?
The saison was hopped to about 40ish BU's and I racked a little sloppy and pulled some hop matter over as well.
Will the bacteria in the starter be affected permanently by this harsh environment or will it bounce back when used to inoculate a less hoppy beer?
I'm kind of hoping this gallon will lead to a more pronounced brett character in the future. Also hoping the lineage of the other 'twin' will be more geared towards acid beers. Whaddaya think?