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I'm looking for advice on quick lacto wort souring. I'm thinking about trying this technique for an Oud Bruin. My plan is to create a starter from dme, add some grist and ferment warm for lacto. In a few days I'll pitch that into my pre-boiled wort and let that sit for a few more days warm. When...

This is my first sour. I ended up with 13.5 gallons in the conical and pitched 2 activator packs of Roeselare and 1 pack of US-05 to make sure I had enough yeast. I plan on racking this off into 2 glass carboys, onto medium toast oak cubes, right up to the neck and aging for at least a year. My...

So my LHBS has 3 expired viles (Nov. 2013) of Flemish Yeast blend. The owner said I can have them for free! :ban: This me and my cousin's first attempt at sour beers. We are planning on making a 11 gallon batch. I know you shouldn't make starter with blends, but I don't want to seriously under...

So I found cheap cider at the supermarket and I figured "why not!".. so I have a couple questions. 1) Yeast Nutrients? Yes or no? Could I just add calcium and magnesium on their own and avoid purchasing yeast nutrient or is the cider devoid of a lot more than beer wort. 2) I keg, but I...

Is there a noticable difference on flavour from adding zinc to not? I've read when adding zinc, it's best to be in the range of 0.2 - 0.3 mg/L. How do I get there with Zinc Chloride or Zinc Sulfate? I'm having troubles finding the exact concentration in these forms and how much sulfate/chloride...

My tap water is very soft like Pilsn. Pretty much RO water without the troubles. I recently brewed a English Summer Ale made up of mostly base malt (MO, Pilsner and Wheat) with a very tiny bit of caramel 120L for colour. Due to the alkalinity of the malts, I had to add 5oz of acidulated malt to...

I'm trying to start utilizing my SS conical to its full potential and maintain my own yeast cultures. The Wyeast website states that “Brewers should be able to re-use yeast for at least 7 generations and often as many as 10 generations if good harvesting and storage practices are...