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all galaxy pale ale w/dregs added from 3 crooked stave beers, 1 blvd saison-brett & 1 logsdon seiozen bretta

will making a starter with this yeast make the beer get funkier faster? i assume not, but figured i would ask anyways. planning on using this yeast for my next saison. tried it once before on a rhubarb saison and had similar experiences - got very good after time, about 4-6 months.

i have been doing a bunch of research on this recently, as this past weekend i collected the dregs of 3 crooked stave bottles and am planning on using them in my next 3 gallon batch - my only question is which method i should go about using them. it seems like i could do either of these options...

specialty grains: 1/2 lb roasted barley 1/2 lb chocolate malt 1/2 lb black malt 6 lbs amber lme (3 lbs at 60 mins, adding the rest with the 10 min hop addition) 1 lb lactose 60 min hop: 1/2 oz german magnum 10 min hop: 1 oz willamette yeast: safale s-04 i should mention i do not...

thank you all for the responses. i should have clarified i am not looking for a particularly "sour" beer but just something a bit wild. excited to get started on this, looks like brew day will be new years!

i have been lurking this wild brewing subforum for awhile now and i figured before taking the plunge i would ask for opinions on this being a good or bad idea. initially i was planning on making a belgian strong golden ale, something similar to a duvel, using wyeast 1388. then, inspired by a...