Hey All,
So it's NHC time, and this year I'll be entering a straight lambic that has an interesting past. About two years ago, we were helping to teach a few employees how to brew on one of our BrewSculptures (I work for MoreBeer!). We brewed our Galaxy Extra Pale Ale kit, which was a 15 gallon batch in one of our 20 gallon sculptures. There were three of us, but since my fermentation space was already maxed out, I offered one of the other two to take my 5 gallons. They both had the same problem, so I took it home, put it in my closet, and realized I didn't have an extra stopper / airlock to put in the carboy...amateur. Or was it?
I left the carboy in the closet, didn't pitch anything, nor did I bother covering it up the next day. Well after two years, the pellicle is still as strong as ever, and the smell was amazing, so I decided what the heck, let's try this!
I've brewed a few pretty good sours in my day, but surprisingly, this is probably my best one yet. Has anyone else out there tried something like this? Was it on purpose, or did you "mess up" like me? It's in the keezer right now, and I'm going to be carbonating to 2-3psi and bottling on Wednesday. Wish me luck (unless you're also competing in that category!)
Cheers!
So it's NHC time, and this year I'll be entering a straight lambic that has an interesting past. About two years ago, we were helping to teach a few employees how to brew on one of our BrewSculptures (I work for MoreBeer!). We brewed our Galaxy Extra Pale Ale kit, which was a 15 gallon batch in one of our 20 gallon sculptures. There were three of us, but since my fermentation space was already maxed out, I offered one of the other two to take my 5 gallons. They both had the same problem, so I took it home, put it in my closet, and realized I didn't have an extra stopper / airlock to put in the carboy...amateur. Or was it?
I left the carboy in the closet, didn't pitch anything, nor did I bother covering it up the next day. Well after two years, the pellicle is still as strong as ever, and the smell was amazing, so I decided what the heck, let's try this!
I've brewed a few pretty good sours in my day, but surprisingly, this is probably my best one yet. Has anyone else out there tried something like this? Was it on purpose, or did you "mess up" like me? It's in the keezer right now, and I'm going to be carbonating to 2-3psi and bottling on Wednesday. Wish me luck (unless you're also competing in that category!)
Cheers!