My witbier tastes very stouty

[azscoob]

The strawberry blonde has the most amazing nose, like fresh strawberries, the flavor is still beer forward, with a nice tart berry finish to it, definately a favorite in the neighborhood, they start nosing around when the strawberries are in season asking if I'm brewing it yet.

 

[kevinjo23]

More pics of my brew...

 

[powerfreak]

That's a damn fine looking beer you have there Kevin.

Azscoob... we need to share some beer brutha!

 

[azscoob]

I never turn down beer! are you an ASH member? I seem to always turn up at the meetings with beer in hand. if not, maybe we can meet up somewhere for a beer.

 

[powerfreak]

I am indeed. Missed the first meeting this year, but am hoping to hit the next. Depends on work and the fam.

 

[azscoob]

It's hard to miss me at the meetings, I'm guy in the kilt

 

[BenjaminBier]

4.50 lbs. Pilsener Malt(2-Row)
4.50 lbs. Flaked Soft White Wheat
4 oz flaked oats
4 oz acidulated malt (maybe)
1 oz styrian 5.1%
bit of coriander and orange peel

this is what i'm going with, we'll see how it goes.

Okies, so here's my version that I'm brewing this weekend, Brew in a Bag style. After fermentation, I will be blending this with 1/4 gallon of a starter i fermented with a wild culture of lactobacillus for a citrusy sour note.

Question for the wild / sour fans: Should I add my sour beer to the boil and pasteurize or should I blend directly into the finished beer? I want to keep any additional lacto fermentation to a minimum. Think I just answered my own question... will have to pasteurize. Okay then another question: is it naughty to add fermented beer to my wort? Don't want to affect my regular ale fermentation.... Another option might be to pasteurize the sour beer separately and blend after regular fermentation, like 150 for 15 mins. I've never pasteurized beer . . . . anything to watch for? Okay it's just ramling now...

The Recipe!

4 lbs Weyerman Pils
4 lbs Weyerman Wheat
.33 lbs Pale candi sugar
1 oz german tradition 5.5%
bit of coriander and orange peel and seeds of paradise
1/8-1/4 gallon wild sour ale.
WYeast 3944