ECY04 or Funk Weapon #2 for Primary

[VT_jlee]

We have lift off...fermentation kicked off around 3.5 days

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Glad to see this, I am at hour 40 into fermentation with Funk Weapon #3 in a 1.054 OG pale ale with citra/mosaic and don't have much going in the fermenter other than a few wisps of pellicle forming. I left the 1.2L starter on the stir plate for 3 days, then let it rest for another 36 hours before pitching.

This is my first 100% brett fermentation, so I am not quite sure what to expect but I've read they can take a few days to get going. It's not helping that this was a split batch with the other half getting styrian goldings and my house saison strain and it's rocking and rolling already. Hopefully will see activity pick up in a day or two!

 

[nadeaunm5]

Mine is now down to 1.012 after two weeks. I'm having a real issue with 4-Vinylphenol from my readings on Milk the Funk. I get a real medicinal/band-aid/smokey smell and taste. I dry-hopped it yesterday and I going to let it go for 2 more weeks to see if it clears up.

If not it will be a dumper for me

 

[505-Brewer]

Mine is now down to 1.012 after two weeks. I'm having a real issue with 4-Vinylphenol from my readings on Milk the Funk. I get a real medicinal/band-aid/smokey smell and taste. I dry-hopped it yesterday and I going to let it go for 2 more weeks to see if it clears up.

If not it will be a dumper for me

Did it clean up per chance?

 

[nadeaunm5]

It's still pretty smokey, with a slight medicinal taste

 

[nadeaunm5]

I'm going to keg it and see how it tastes cold

 

[user 204491]

It's still pretty smokey, with a slight medicinal taste

Sounds like a Fantome beer!

 

[nadeaunm5]

No kidding right!!! Fantome isn't my favorite. Hill Farmstead on the other hand is my all time favorite brewery for saisons

 

[nadeaunm5]

Just a little update.

Its been kegged for about a week and was cold crashed with gelatin. I didn't seem to pick up the band-aid flavor and smell. It just slightly smokey with some funk. Really starting to get enjoyable.

Its also has a slight tartness that i did not expect to get but really like it.

The gelatin didn't even touch the cloudiness from the brett/hops/oats/wheat.

I am going to do this again and try RO water to see if i get the same phenols from the brett.