Oud bruin kriek (easy extract)

[klowneyy]

I just brewed this the other day its fermenting great expecting it to be 10% plus alcohol content so not a true oud bruin kriek obviously lol

O.G. 1.080
Boiled 3 gallons of water

I used:
0.75 cara 45L
0.75 special-b
0.125 De-bitered black
Steeped for 30 mins at 165F brought up to boil.

Added 6lbs pilsen malt syrup took off burner added another 3lbs wheat dry malt extract stirred than boiled agin for 60 mins.

Cooled to around 75F moved to 5 gallon glass carboy added 2 gallon water to top off to 5 gallons.

Added 3278 wyeast lambic blend plus dregs from buxton pale sour ale, crooked stave st. Bretta 100% brettanomyces, and destihl here gose nothing wild sour.

Planning on moving to secondary add a can of organic cherry juice ferment for 6 months add another can of organic cherry juice ferment for another 2 months.

Will update as progressives

 

[klowneyy]

A pic of my beer fermenting

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[Calder]

Where do you get 1.080 from?

In 5 gallons:


Grains will contribute .005
6 lbs LME will contribute .042
3 lbs LME will contribute .027

= 1.074 ...... thought it would be a lot less than that. I guess it is close to 1.080.

High alcohol can suppress the souring bugs. The Brett will be OK, but you may not get the souring effect you are after. I try and limit my OG to about 1.055 for sour beers. It may work fine, but I think at 8%, some of the bugs can quit working.

 

[klowneyy]

My oginal gravity was at 1.080 and my finishing p.h should be around 3.4 to 5.4.

 

[klowneyy]

Im using brettanmyces, lacobalillus, pediocucus and lambic blend

 

[klowneyy]

Took first reading today. Gravity is at 1.030 and p.h is 3.6. For being a very young sour beer. I must say already has a great funky/vinegar smell and has a sour after taste. Still a good amount of sugar in wort.

 

[frozennorth]

Wyeast's website lists tolerance to 11%, which indicates that your 8% should be just fine.

 

[klowneyy]

Its going great so far. I just added yeast nutrients to it today. So far the best beer ive brewed

 

[Calder]

Are you using a refractometer? I would have expected gravity to be lower than 1.030 after a week.

 

[klowneyy]

No fridge live in a colder state. Hottest it gets here is 80. 50f outside now

 

[Calder]

No fridge live in a colder state. Hottest it gets here is 80. 50f outside now

I meant how are you measuring gravity. Are you using a refractometer?

 

[klowneyy]

I'm using a hydrometer anf finishing hydrometer.