Not sure about the sourness. I have not ever encountered that problem in about 8 batches of that recipe. The warm ferment temp should not have caused that issue if it occured 5 days into the ferment. It sounds like a lacto or aceto bacteria infection. Did you put the zest (peeling) or the...
Using the fine side of a cheese grader or a citrus zester, you want just the colored part of the peeling or the zest. Careful not to grate too deep on the fruit as you do not want any of the white pith. I hope this helps.
With the fermentation profile I list, you won't have typical Belgian phenolic notes any of Have any you ever tried to make this beer with WLP001 or wyeast 1056?. I tried brewing this with wyeast 1056, and it didn't come close to Blue moon. It yielded good beer, but not Blue Moon. This recipe...
I've seen several request for a recipe on this. Thanks to Doc on the BN, and Randy Mossier's Radical Brewing Book, I have a recipe that will astound fans of this beer. After several blind tastings, my fiends who like the beer can not pick out which beer is the orignal or my clone! Happy...