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Had the same issue in the Secondary of this sour beer - WLP655 - and I tried it as I thought we had some badness in our Saison Duponte copy ... I'm blown away! The 'homebrew' taste is declining and it's becoming much more interesting on my palate...

On Sunday James Chambers and I did an all grain (6kg pale malts, 100g chocolate malts) brew which we managed about 8gallons. First 'sane' brew is with a White Lab Pitchable Yeast - Belgian Sour Mix WLP655 - (which is now fermenting in a 5 gallon), and a 'insane' separate 3 gallons (which has...

i thought all light was bad for brewing? brown bottles, etc...

hi jwatkins: What does un-skunkable tetra hop mean to a layman?

I have to do something with a pack of freeze dried vacuum packed hops that has been taken out of the freezer by mistake...nice fruity hops too(Northern Brewer) type too. I've decided to make an extract under pressure...I'll lose all the aroma but should concentrate the bitterness...then i may...

Yes...but my first one was a soda.

On Sunday I will brew... 1 kg. Crystal Malt 120°L 1.5 kg. Maris Otter Pale 14 g. Northern Brewer (Whole, 8.00 %AA) boiled 30 min. 14 g. Hallertau Hersbruck (Pellets, 4.50 %AA) boiled 60 min. .500 kilograms Blackcurrants .250 kilograms Ginger Munton-Fison Active Brewing Yeast 6 Star Anise...

Last week i brewed up a test batch(2Gallons) of Ginger beer using 1.5kg Molasses, 4g HALLERTAUER HERSBRUCKER HOPS, 10g Bakers yeast, 0.5kg Blackberries, star anise, blackcurrant mint & .5kg Ginger!!!

Do Blackcurrants have loads of wild yeasts on them??

HEE HEE, Sunday is mission day... My malt has arrived! I am going to reduce the overall quantity of Ginger to 2 Gallons to 250g (i feel 500g put too many people off). I have loads of blackcurrants(in garden) so i think i'll use them over blackberries(in shop). 1 kg. Crystal Malt...

I had some lying around...i'm just trying to use stuff in the cupboards...that's the reason i used Black Strap Molasses and not Malts...next time i really want to culture my own yeast!!!

Last week i brewed up a test batch(2Gallons) of Ginger beer using 1.5kg Molasses, 4g HALLERTAUER HERSBRUCKER HOPS, 10g Bakers yeast, 0.5kg Blackberries, star anise, blackcurrant mint & .5kg Ginger!!! I feel the batch was fairly successful. I will however use a dark malt grain when attempting...