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UPDATE: I did a couple things...no lacto upon re commendation. I racked a 100% Brett L saison onto blueberries and dumped some of the leftover yeast cake into the Carboy as well. I also racked a pale I have going into cherries and added some of the yeast cake from the 100% Brett L into that...

Ok, so even in a low alcohol brew, the lacto won't work? I'm roughly 5-6% ABV. I figured the extra sugar from the cherries would have some effect with the lacto

Hi all, venturing into the world of sours and basically making a Frankenstein beer....I have a 100% Brett L beer that has reached a expected FG of 1.008 and I want to rack it into some cherries and pitch some lacto in there to sour. Any suggestions? Do I need to combine with Pedio also? Very...

Cool, this Krausen has stuck for around 2 weeks with steady airlock activity, no signs of going away. My main question assuming I've kept it clean enough is when to rack this thing? I'm thinking of racking onto 6-8lbs of either blueberries or peaches, with Pinot Grigio soaked oak chips to create...

Hi all, just did my first 100% Brett L brew. Never used Brett L before so I figured I'd just do something crazy. My fermentation took around one week to show any signs of activity, with a very muddy, thick Krausen forming and a good amount airlock activity. I know Brett functions a little...

I probky should have done a starter, mashed grains at 155F for 45 minutes then added my extracts, full boil for an hour. Added chocolate and cocoa nibs and coffee per instructions. I seem to always get a little lower OG when I brew than what I should, not sure why....I follow all instructions...

Hi all, I'm on my 5th batch of homebrew and decided to get a little ambitious, trying to replicate the Founders KBS. I can't get it in WA so I figured why not try to make my own. I followed an extract recipe from Zymurgy exactly and made sure to sanitize all my equipment with star-San very well...