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wswing86

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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 differently, but I'm worried about an infection. I was meticulous with sanitation (I know Brett is an infection technically) here is a picture below. Seems to be a lot if yeast sticking to the inside of the Carboy walls! Any feedback would be great!
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that looks like a normal krausen to me and only time will tell if there is anything other than brett in there.
 
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 something extra weird. Thoughts?
 
unless you have other bugs the brett will not super attenuate so check the gravity 3 days apart to see if it's reached FG.
 
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