Berliner Weisse

[pohldogg]

The notion of lacto causing bottle bombs seems to come up pretty often. From my experience, lacto hasn't produced gas during sour mashing, but I did some quick research to find out more. Based on the information from this paper from Cornell's dept of food science, using lacto d. does not produce co2. Lacto d is a homofermentative bacteria that has a primary byproduct of lactic acid. Other lactic bacteria are heterofermentative and will also produce alcohol and co2. If a pure culture is produced then co2 should be avoided. Perhaps if grain is used to inoculate the wort then results could be different.

Basically, if pitching a lacto culture from wl or wy then bottle bombs should not be a problem as long as the sacch is finished.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...ujJVVaxbV4n2WKAeQ&sig2=i1mo5XQBNyXtyoC65IgVlQ

 

[boralyl]

The notion of lacto causing bottle bombs seems to come up pretty often. From my experience, lacto hasn't produced gas during sour mashing, but I did some quick research to find out more. Based on the information from this paper from Cornell's dept of food science, using lacto d. does not produce co2. Lacto d is a homofermentative bacteria that has a primary byproduct of lactic acid. Other lactic bacteria are heterofermentative and will also produce alcohol and co2. If a pure culture is produced then co2 should be avoided. Perhaps if grain is used to inoculate the wort then results could be different.

Basically, if pitching a lacto culture from wl or wy then bottle bombs should not be a problem as long as the sacch is finished.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...ujJVVaxbV4n2WKAeQ&sig2=i1mo5XQBNyXtyoC65IgVlQ

Thanks for posting the article and your summary. I ended up bottling my month old batch last week, so we'll see how it turns out.

 

[jtakacs]

i've come to the conclusion (after a run) that a berliner is the most refreshing beer on the planet... crystal clear, lactic tang, gobs of flavor and light.

 

[BenjaminBier]

i've come to the conclusion (after a run) that a berliner is the most refreshing beer on the planet... crystal clear, lactic tang, gobs of flavor and light.

Yeah, dude! This is one of the best beers for all the right reasons you say.

One thing that drinkers forget to do is mix this with woodruff or raspberry syrups - it's part of the drink! It's a little "anti-craft" to mix syrup into your beer, but with BW it's part of the tradition.

Nothing better than the 1st half of a 22ozer pure, 2nd half mixed with a bit of woodruff.

 

[AlphaWolf-Brewery]

Yeah, dude! This is one of the best beers for all the right reasons you say.

One thing that drinkers forget to do is mix this with woodruff or raspberry syrups - it's part of the drink! It's a little "anti-craft" to mix syrup into your beer, but with BW it's part of the tradition.

Nothing better than the 1st half of a 22ozer pure, 2nd half mixed with a bit of woodruff.

Where did you find woodruff? I can find raspberry easy enough but woodruff has been tough for me to find.

 

[BenjaminBier]

Where did you find woodruff? I can find raspberry easy enough but woodruff has been tough for me to find.

See this link for making your own syrups out of the raw ingredients - though it still might be tough finding the Woodruff. I guess the all natural hippie co-op is your best bet?

http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/all-about-syrups.html

I'm using this stuff that I brought back from Germany for about $3 per bottle... useful if you make the trip: