Recent content by swellbow

I probably shouldn't call it an Orval clone as I changed the hops around. Yeasts are common for Orval clones, grain bill similar. Mostly based on Charlie Papazian's recipe with hints from the several other Orval clones floating around on this here site. Also, recently found Val D'or in...

I was happy to see the pellicle because (I figured) that meant the bretta wasn't totally dead. Yes, I did measure, and the gravity dropped from 1.012 to 1.011. :mug:

OG was 1.052 (shot for 1.050). The pellicle is getting really funky now. It started off totally flat but now has these big nasty bubbles in it! Happy to see things are moving again.

For the record, racking again has promoted new activity. Gravity is finally dropping and there is activity in the airlock.

I have a BIAB Orval clone using Brettanomyces bruxellensis in the secondary (primary was WLP510 w/a starter, finished in 32 hours). Previous experiences took about two months for full development, where gravity dropped from 1.014 after primary to 1.007. My current batch has been sitting for...