Brett cleanup

[LostHopper]

I'll try to make a long story short.

I was listening to an older Beersmith podcast about Saisons. The guest (Nathan someone) was discussing using Brett at some point in the fermentation to get some sour flavors and Brad casually mentioned that it should be said that you have to be careful with Brett contaminating your equipment especially plastics. Nothing else mentioned.

What's up with this? Does usual cleanup and sanitization take care of things? I've heard of brewers having separate facilities for their wild beers but I was hoping to use my normal cleaning methods to brew a Saison.

My daughter and her soon-to-be husband gave me a Saison yeast +Brett from a friend of theirs at Southyeast lab in SC. As soon as a carboy becomes free I was planning on brewing. Are there special precautions to using Brett? I do keep things clean.

Thanks

 

[BenCL]

http://www.milkthefunk.com/wiki/FAQ#I_have_a_question

Q: Do I need separate equipment for Brett/Pedio/Lacto beers?

A: There are many different opinions on this, but we will state here the best balance between practical and cautious advise. Brettanomyces can be cleaned and sanitized just like regular yeast. Bacteria such as Pediococcus can be a little more hardy, but they also still die from intense cleaning and sanitizing. Maintain a very good cleaning and sanitizing regiment, and you shouldn't need different fermenting vessels if they are glass or stainless steel, or kegging equipment. Plastic is prone to microscopic scratches, which can help bacteria survive cleaning/sanitizing regiments, so separate plastic fermenters for beers that have bacteria (Lactobacillus or Pediococcus) in them should be considered, but may not be necessary. Since cold side plastic equipment such as auto siphons and hosing are cheap, it is recommended to go ahead and get separate plastic racking equipment, airlocks, bungs, keg tap tubing lines, etc. Equipment that can be boiled can be re-used for clean and sour beers.​

 

[LostHopper]

Thanks
Much appreciated

 

[Kimcheese]

Perhaps was Nathan form Right Proper in DC that you heard.

Brett is so tasty. Good luck with the Saison.