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I had pulled this mix culture of TYB Beersel & Lacto Blend off of another aging carboy (Belgian Pale w/ wlp550). Pitched it into a 1/2 gal jug with ~1L of 1.030ish starter wort. In an attempt to try to subdue the lacto in this culture, I hopped the starter to ~40 ibu. It kicked up a little...

Had pitched a mixed culture of a Brett Blend + Lacto Blend into a 10.32ish starter wort. (there was some sacch in there too) Let that run for 4 months, but never fed it anything new. 1.032 dropped to 1.003. Opened to feed it some fresh starter wort, and the aroma was amazing. Fantastic funk +...

I suppose the worst thing would be that this is evidence of something other than brett & lacto in this culture, something detrimental that I then pitch into one (or several) of my small batch aging beers resulting in something unusable. I'm certainly not expecting that to happen, but I've never...

hmm, aliens I am fine with. Wondering though if anyone has had a run in with these guys before. I'm hoping they don't have an affinity for messing things up as this culture will go into other beers. Anyone seen this or something similar before?

I have a 1/2 gal jug that I cultured a brett/lacto blend in. (TYB Amalg II and LActo Blend). It was a hoppy low gravity wort, the blend got going, fermented, and grew a thin pellicle. I pitched the blend 3 months ago, and I've been meaning to feed it, but I haven't touched it. Pretty sure...

nice... I think I'm gonna keep this one running in high 60's in primary a bit longer, but maybe transfer to secondary on the earlier side, throw in the lacto blend and ramp up into 70's, then see what kind of tartness I get. if I like it, I'll throw in the beersel blend and let that go for a...

Just saw your responde RPh_Guy. THe last time I used WLP550, it took 3 weeks to finish, although it attenuated at 83%. MAkes me think there could be some good sugars for the LActo now, but I was wondering if the very active sacch would be too much competition for it, or woul dit just do its...

If I decide to let this one ride out for long-term aging, is it still too late for the yeast bay lacto blend to add any acidity, or could it do some good work over the long haul? If I went this route I'd probably pitch the beersel blend and some dregs as well into secondary, letting it age for...

Hello All! Have an all extract saison in primary (57% golden light DME & 43% Wheat DME). OG of 1.057 and has been in primary BB with 2L starter of WLP550 for 2.5 days in high 60's F, chugging away. 1.5 IBU. Krausen has fallen, but still a defined layer of yeast on top and still very active...

Single body - dual gauge regulator and tubing ordered. Gonna taste one that's 9 mos into aging when it's all here

Thanks!!!

So, seems like there are several options on regulators. If I want one that I can also use with a keg eventually, I'm guessing I need a dual gauge that will measure vol of CO2 in the keg as well as output pressure for purging, correct??

Hello all, I have a 5# CO2 tank with a standard CGA320 valve with male thread. I'd like create a setup with this to purge the headspace on some aging carboys after sampling. Problem is, I don't have a regulator, just the tank w/ the 320 valve. At the moment I'm not using this tank on any...

Thanks, I took a couple ounces out, since I added a couple ounces, and may add more

About to pitch straight dregs (direct from 2 bottles) into one gallon. Dregs are blend of brett and bugs. Its a 4L jug, but right now it sits right at 1gal, so only about 8oz or so of headspace. Is this enough given that I'll be adding an ounce or so of dregs? Is the Brett going to take off...