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My first sour brew has been in the primary fermentor for about a month now, and I was planning on racking it today. Three questions: 1. It looks like the pellicle is starting to form. Any concerns about racking it now? I am assuming it will just reform over time in the secondary. 2. I...

A some point while I was boiling my wort today (a Flanders Red), a bee decided he was no longer fit for this world, and decided my wort was the place to off himself. I'm not exactly sure how long he was in there, but I do believe it was long enough that he was sterilized. I do not know what...

I'm looking to start brewing some sour beers, and I was thinking of doing a Flanders Red based on Jamil's recipe (but skipping the CA Ale yeast). It seems that blending it a key component, but it is not quite clear to me how long to age and the ratios you should blend. My thought was to...

Like just about everyone else new around here, I've been reading this forum for a while (and stealing ideas), but now I have some specific questions. Introducing myself seemed to be the polite thing to do. I've been brewing seriously for the better part of a decade now, although my very...