El_Exorcisto
Well-Known Member
Ok, so I had bought a smack pack of Brett L for my first funk, but decided to only use my spontaneous slurry. I also have some 3711 in bottle dregs of the last saison I brewed.
The smack pack was a little slushy when I brought it inside from my mailbox, so I need to make a starter to get the cell count up. I am making a stirplate as soon as my stirbar shows up. So with questionable viability of the brett, and only a small sample of 3711, how would you go about making a big enough pitch for a 5 gallon batch of a rustic saison of about 5% abv? Here are the few options I've thought about:
Make separate starters for each yeast, starting the 3711 in a cup and eventually stepping each up to 1L and pitching at the same time.
Build up a 1L starter of 3711 and pitch. As that is fermenting build up a 1L of brett and pitch that as fermentation is wrapping up.
Build 1L of brett and pitch that as a primary yeast. As that is fermenting build up a 1L of 3711 and pitch that as soon as it is ready. This is the one that sounds the best. It'll give the most brett character but the 3711 will dry it out most likely to zero. It is a bit backwards compared to the usual, but it makes sense in my head.
The smack pack was a little slushy when I brought it inside from my mailbox, so I need to make a starter to get the cell count up. I am making a stirplate as soon as my stirbar shows up. So with questionable viability of the brett, and only a small sample of 3711, how would you go about making a big enough pitch for a 5 gallon batch of a rustic saison of about 5% abv? Here are the few options I've thought about:
Make separate starters for each yeast, starting the 3711 in a cup and eventually stepping each up to 1L and pitching at the same time.
Build up a 1L starter of 3711 and pitch. As that is fermenting build up a 1L of brett and pitch that as fermentation is wrapping up.
Build 1L of brett and pitch that as a primary yeast. As that is fermenting build up a 1L of 3711 and pitch that as soon as it is ready. This is the one that sounds the best. It'll give the most brett character but the 3711 will dry it out most likely to zero. It is a bit backwards compared to the usual, but it makes sense in my head.