Pellicle Photo Collection

[helmstreet]

My first pellicle!!

 

[Tiber_Brew]

My first pellicle!!

Beauty!

What is it??

 

[helmstreet]

Lambic. Three months in. Pitched sacch at first then pitched the wyeast lambic blend after a month. planning on adding fruit in the fall and bottling in the spring, but we'll see.

 

[gnoonan]

Here's mine.
2.5 Month old Imperial Berliner Weisse with sanctification dregs.

 

[bwomp313]

Hopefully this photo will work. Wyeast Old Ale blend

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f....609244187880.2144315.27904153&type=1&theater

 

[HokieBrewer]

edit nvm

 

[emjay]

Wow... I made my Berliner Weisse about 2.5 months ago, and my "pellicle" so far is really just a few thin, wispy strands. Yet people are getting some disgusting-looking one in a matter of weeks. Is it possible that it's simply due to the fact that I pretty much leave it alone completely, and therefore there's never any significant oxygen that it needs to separate itself from?

 

[emjay]

wow that vinnie, i hear nothing but good things about him. to be honest i was a little disappointed to hear that tomme arthur was suing moylan brewing for using a celtic cross. not very cool. take an hint from vinnie and avery brewing with their collaboration not litigation beer.

Interesting, hadn't heard of the suit, but what's also interesting and perhaps even a bit ironic is that Tomme was actually somewhat involved in that whole collaboration not litigation project. At the very least, he benefitted from it as the profits were being used to send 5 brewers on an educational trip to Belgium (Avery, Vinnie, Tomme, Sam Calagione from DFH, and Rob Tod from Allagash)!

But, in a community like craft brewing where almost everybody is fairly likeable, Tomme has always rubbed me the wrong way. Every time I hear something from him, or read a quote from the guy, I have always thought, "wow... what a pompous and self-obsessed *******", and he's the only craft brewer that I can say I seriously don't like, to the point where if I somehow had a chance to brew with him for a day - even if it were using Pizza Port's equipment - I would seriously decline without having to think twice.

After hearing about this suit though, that just further cements everything, and I'm probably not going to buy his beers at all, unless it's absolutely the *only* thing drinkable that's available.

 

[smokinghole]

Here's an updated picture of my 11-11-11 Old Ale. It disappeared for a while and then came back.

And here's a mason jar where I have some RR Temptation Brett living.

 

[Vaughn]

Dave,

That sour patch makes me happy. Plan on getting mine started in a few weeks before I leave for Europe.

 

[Dunerunner]

This is a straight Lambic started 10 months ago. Current pic.

This is the 5 gallons with the Oak Spiral



This one is without the Oak

 

[DregAddict]

Here's my Golden Strong Ale that was brewed 3/20/11. I pitched various dregs including Orval, Delirium Tremens, Ommegang, The Bruery Saison De Lente, Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere and Bam Noire. The first photo is after 2 days at high krausen. Second photo showing bubbles in pellicle is from yesterday, so about 7 weeks in.

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[celtic_man81]

when i racked off the blueberries a week after i saw this growth, the SG was like 1.001 and has since dropped to .9998 - lowest i've ever seen.

Holy hell! that's the most amazing thing I have ever heard! I don't think I've ever gotten under 1.006!

What was the F.G/ABV?

 

[ssf]

a peek at my six month saison with sour mix I and fantome dregs:

 

[Gritsak]

9 month old flanders red. Primary with cultivated la roja dregs, secondary with roeselare blend, fantome dregs, and whatever else i've added over the past 9 months that i can't remember

 

[yellowthere]

9 month old flanders red. Primary with cultivated la roja dregs, secondary with roeselare blend, fantome dregs, and whatever else i've added over the past 9 months that i can't remember

That's a nice picture, I just can't tell what is going on in it. Are you in a submarine? are you sideways or upside down?

Man, seriously why all the blue and darkness?

 

[Gritsak]

That's a nice picture, I just can't tell what is going on in it. Are you in a submarine? are you sideways or upside down?

Man, seriously why all the blue and darkness?

haha, i should have explained. It's in the dark with an LED light shining on the beer. It's at the neck of the carboy, big bubble/pellicle with the white stopper directly above. The carboy is filled nearly to the brim.

 

[passedpawn]

haha, i should have explained. It's in the dark with an LED light shining on the beer. It's at the neck of the carboy, big bubble/pellicle with the white stopper directly above. The carboy is filled nearly to the brim.

That is a big bubble. When it pops it'll blow out the airlock.

 

[yellowthere]

haha, i should have explained. It's in the dark with an LED light shining on the beer. It's at the neck of the carboy, big bubble/pellicle with the white stopper directly above. The carboy is filled nearly to the brim.

That makes sense, i see it now. That is one perfect fill.

 

[B-Dub]

Click the BW Brewing link at the bottom for a few of the barrel shots. My wife doesn't even want to know!

BW

 

[Oaky]

Nice Setup B-Dub. How do you prevent cross contamination?

 

[Tiber_Brew]

Click the BW Brewing link at the bottom for a few of the barrel shots. My wife doesn't even want to know!

BW

That's awesome! I'm jealous!

 

[B-Dub]

How do you prevent cross contamination?

Most of my beers go on tap, which makes it a little easier on contamination. I do what most other guys do and keep all the plastic stuff separate from non-sours. All old plastic tubing goes to sours and the new stuff is used for the ales and Belgians. Clean everything really well and liberal use of sanitizer! I even mop the garage after bottling and transfers to get any beer off the ground.

With all that said I did have a batch of Triple pick up some brett. Most likely when I was building up the starter. Tasted great though. Got lucky on that one.

I just finished work on a barrel room on the other side of the house so I can move all the sours into a separate area from the brewhouse and ales. The room will hold all of my barrels, carboys of sours, packaged beer, bottles, mill and grain storage. I will post some picks in a few weeks when everything is moved.

BW

 

[November]

Here is my first pellicle, and that is just my starter. It is White Labs WLP650 Brett B. I am pitching it into an all Brett B Brown tomorrow.

 

[smokinghole]

That is impressive!

 

[B-Dub]

Here is my first pellicle, and that is just my starter. It is White Labs WLP650 Brett B. I am pitching it into an all Brett B Brown tomorrow.

Fuzzy!!!!

 

[boralyl]

This is my 7 month old pLambic. Just tried a sample a week ago for the first time and it is funky and tart. I plan to let it sit for another 4-6 months then add some fruit(maybe cranberries?) for another 3 months. I pitched White Labs WLP655 Belgian Sour Mix 1 along with dregs from Russian River Supplication and Temptation.

 

[jvlpdillon]

This is my Apricot Sour Rye I brewed a few weeks ago. No apricot yet. This is the second generation of Wyeast Brett L, and dregs of a few Russian River Consecration, and a Giardian Gueze 1882 Black Label.

Before adding the Brett Blend I added 1/2lb of acid malt and held at 90F for 3 days.

 

[jtakacs]

wild yeast (bad photo, formed a thin pellicle):

sour blonde (just about ready to bottle);

lambic (@ 6 months):

 

[SLI]

I accidentally my barley wine.



So stoked on this. It looks, tastes and smells beautiful.