TheMerkle
Well-Known Member
Hey guys, Ive been reading a lot about sour mashing and I think I'm ready to attempt a Berliner Weiss. I was just curious if my intended strategy sounds solid to you all.
The plan is to mash about 7 or 8 pounds of pils and wheat right inside a corny keg thats been flushed with co2. After the sacch rest I will cool to 115, pitch another pound of unmilled pils, stir, and bubble co2 up through the outlet dip tube to remove as much oxygen as possible. Then just cap it, purge the headspace and let it sour.
Where things got most interesting for me is when considering how to control the temperature of this badboy until my brew partner says "...you know... the hot tub stays around 105". This is either the best idea we've had or the most boneheaded. We plan to just sit the whole keg in the hot tub and let it ride a few days.
At any rate: after a few days in the jacuzzi, I'm gonna heat the remaining water I need for my target preboil volume to 170 and basically BIAB the whole soured keg into it. Boil it about half an hour to kill the lact and get her into a carboy.
So... after reading this: Am I a special kid? Or does this all seem to be in the right vein?
The plan is to mash about 7 or 8 pounds of pils and wheat right inside a corny keg thats been flushed with co2. After the sacch rest I will cool to 115, pitch another pound of unmilled pils, stir, and bubble co2 up through the outlet dip tube to remove as much oxygen as possible. Then just cap it, purge the headspace and let it sour.
Where things got most interesting for me is when considering how to control the temperature of this badboy until my brew partner says "...you know... the hot tub stays around 105". This is either the best idea we've had or the most boneheaded. We plan to just sit the whole keg in the hot tub and let it ride a few days.
At any rate: after a few days in the jacuzzi, I'm gonna heat the remaining water I need for my target preboil volume to 170 and basically BIAB the whole soured keg into it. Boil it about half an hour to kill the lact and get her into a carboy.
So... after reading this: Am I a special kid? Or does this all seem to be in the right vein?