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Soma, just curious, which JP dregs did you use? Ive got a one gallon batch running on the dregs from two bottles of La Roja, and a starter from a bottle of Cinco Anos I plan on adding once stepped up a bit. I'm excited...

I understand that, depending on the size of your starter, it's common to decant prior to pitching. my question is, when stepping up a starter should i chill, pour off the old DME mix, then add new DME? or simply add fresh DME mix to the existing starter without any decanting? i will likely...

cool, thanks. i've got two bottles of JP Cinco Anos (limited edition plum sour), one of which will be cellared and the other drank this weekend. i'll use the dregs from that as well (which is even fresher than the previous La Roja bottles) and step them up a few times like suggested and see...

Last Monday (May 21) I brewed a pretty straight forward wheat ale of which i put one gallon into a separate carboy. i added the dregs from two bottles of Jolly Pumpkin La Roja to that (one that day, a second 3 days later after giving it a 12 hour start in a light DME/yeast nutrient mix). i...

yeah, pitch right on it or maybe a mild wash to get some of the crap out of the mix, but probably doesn't matter. i also used that lambic blend and after transferring it to secondary, scooped a tupperware worth of the dregs from the primary and saved it for a month. i added it to a brew in a 3...

I just brewed a wheat nearly identical to this on Monday and was going to add apricot extract at bottling next week. I like what you did with the dried apricots, I may have to try this as a late addition before I leave town tomorrow.

Does anyone have any concept how these wild cultures turn out typically, or is it a complete toss up depending on what lands in my wort? I.e. do they generally have a sour element to them or does it all depend?

I did mine last night, left a 1 gallon pale outside from 8:30 to 630a.m., so also 10 hours

I'm doing this for the first time tomorrow night myself. Its supposed to be in the 60s during the day and as low as 47 at night. I think its my last opportunity for temps this low (and a fluke i'm getting these temps at all) so I hope something good comes of it. I'm incredibly curious how...