Thanks. No lacto added. I assumed the lambic yeast( WLP653 Brettanomyces lambicus) would've done that. And since that was all I got from the brew shop I thought it would've been correct. I ended up adding pomegranate puree and pitched WLP655 Belgian Sour Mix 1. I'm going to wait a month and...
Thanks. No lacto added. I assumed the lambic yeast( WLP653 Brettanomyces lambicus) would've done that. And since that was all I got from the brew shop I thought it would've been correct. I ended up adding pomegranate puree and pitched WLP655 Belgian Sour Mix 1. I'm going to wait a month and...
I brewed a lambic in November of last year. Pitched my brett in February. Let it sit in 80 degree room for a year(as recommend by brew shop) opened it this year and tasted it. No acidity/sourness AT ALL!!!! Any ideas what happened? I can only think the Brett I pitched was no good. Also, when I...
I just recently did an Orange cream ale with orange extract. I read to use 4oz of orange extract for 5 gallons. Being new, I only used 2oz to be safe into my keg..... WAY TOO OVERPOWERING orange extract burn and bitterness. I would recommend being VERY careful with extract amounts.
Not sure about this one. I started a steam ale kit on Fathers Day. Instructions say ferment 2-3 weeks. I worried about this batch because I got ZERO action in the air lock. So, today was 2 weeks. I figured I'd open it up and take a sample to see if I was near my estimated FG of 1.010. When I...