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Well...wasn't thinking quite clearly when I finished up at 4:30am doing a double brew night/morning. Should have gone with a blow off tube. Not even sure that would have saved the mess. One of the most vigorous ferments I've seen. Had done a small starter a couple days prior. It's fermenting at...

My first batch done with trois was a porter and it was incredibly good. One of my favorite beers ive done to date. It finished very clean, which let the dark roasty malts shine through, while giving it an ever so slight fruitiness that was simply outstanding. The beer also aged very well despite...

I've started doing a couple sour mash/wort berliner weisses lately, and thought of a question about aeration. Obviously, one of the main enemies of beer once it has started to ferment is oxygen, and we go to great lengths to avoid aeration during/after fermentation. I may be wrong here...

I believe there is a prickly pear mead recipe near the back of Papazian's Joy of Homebrewing. If I remember correctly, he says that if it is done right, there is nothing better.

Sadly I did not get into mead soon enough to get one going! Maybe I should start one for the season after this one... Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

It's a beauty! April 6th will be here oh so soon! Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Looks like there is ECY01 (BugFarm) on Love2Brew right now. Wish i were ready to do my next sour...but just wanted to pass on the good info.

One is Tupelo and the other is Clover. No wax as far as im aware.

Yeah, I dont heat the honey either more than just enough to get it out of it's container. I know that mead and oxygen have a much better relationship post-fermentation than beer does, but nearing a month old, where there shouldn't be that much activity left, you still believe I should aerate...

Interesting... In 2+ years of brewing beer and then my short time at mead i've never seen this reaction to starsan...but ill take it for sure. Guess i should RDWHAHB. Thanks for the input!

I too thought StarSan might be the culprit, but I did a third one gallon batch at the same time as these two and it is not bubbling like this at all. It looks quite "normal".

I am semi-new to meads (done about 7 one gallon batches), so I'm not sure if this is something people see on a regular basis or not. With these two traditionals, all that is in each of them is 3lbs of honey, tap water, yeast (one with 71B and one with D47), and then I did a nutrient addition...

Love finally being able to post a picture of a finished product! My first two meads. The two bottles on the left are a 14.3% Georgia Wildflower traditional and the two on the right are a 12.6% Orange Blossom traditional. Both dry. This was right after bottling. So tasty at 8 months old!

I'm doing a one gallon spontaneous/wild yeast experiment and could use some opinion. This beer is a month in. I know the pellicle isn't highly formed yet, but any ideas on what might be eating away in there? I don't know if different bugs have their own signature looks or not. Thanks.

This is actually a perfect spot for me to ask my question. For everyone who has successfully done an IPA or hoppy pale with this strain, how long are you letting it age before you keg/bottle? I ask because I just did a hoppy citra pale ale with 100% Brett Trois. I let it sit for six weeks to...

I'm also in this same sort of scenario that mine is fermenting on the higher range. Also, I just racked a Citra pale ale onto the yeast cake from my last Trois batch. Anyone had any experiences with a second generation? You find many differences in flavor?

I added the dregs from a fresh bottle of Orval and a fresh bottle of GI Sofie.

Trying to revive this thread, even though it got a little snippy. I too have been struck with the purple. Brett dregs added to a saison after fermentation was complete. You will see attached the finished saison in comparision with it's 1 gallon experiment with Orval and Sofie dregs. It...

Thanks so much! Thought I had read something a while back about it but couldn't find the thread through search.

Generally speaking, most people stick to these rules: 1) If it's glass, it'll be just fine to be used for regular beers later after good sanitation. 2) Plastic equipment (siphons, carboys, tubing, etc.) can also be used for regular beers later, but proper (and thorough) cleaning and sanitation...