Pellicle Photo Collection

[hunterlab]

I bought a block of barrel wax (paraffin) from the LBS and basically smeared it all over the staves. Then take a torch and just heat the wax to melt it working top to bottom and let cool. Afterwards go over it again to touch up areas of the barrel. It's pretty quick and easy work with the blow torch.

 

[kmos]

After racking to a keg, I found that I had an extra gallon of an English Bitter. Rather than dump it (or, ahem, drink it out of the fermentor), I decided to transfer it to a 1 gal vessel and pitch some bugs (WLP655). Here she is a few months later. mmmm....yeah, that's good.

 

[BryanThompson]

Not a beer but here is the pellicle on my lacto fermented tabasco peppers.

 

[NuclearRich]

Not a beer but here is the pellicle on my lacto fermented tabasco peppers.

That's really awesome. Didn't realize that hot sauce got fermented

 

[Rob_B]

That's really awesome. Didn't realize that hot sauce got fermented

Yup, more details. I want to do this!

 

[sweetcell]

my lacto fermented tabasco peppers.

what the hell does that taste like? sounds awesome!

 

[BryanThompson]

Tabasco sauce goes through the same process using lactobacillus. They mash up the peppers then put them into bourbon barrels for the fermentation. Mine will taste very similar to Tabasco sauce, I also have one going from all the random peppers that I grew in the summer of 2012 which is sweeter and more complex.

http://thehotpepper.com/topic/23146-fermenting-peppers-101/

 

[MrOrange]

I bought a block of barrel wax (paraffin) from the LBS and basically smeared it all over the staves. Then take a torch and just heat the wax to melt it working top to bottom and let cool. Afterwards go over it again to touch up areas of the barrel. It's pretty quick and easy work with the blow torch.

Do you wax the heads of the barrel as well or just the staves?

 

[brentx3]

all galaxy pale ale w/dregs added from 3 crooked stave beers, 1 blvd saison-brett & 1 logsdon seiozen bretta

 

[ledbed6b]

Pellicle from a pint of beer left in my garage.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Pellicle from a pint of beer left in my garage.

but how does it taste? :rockin:

 

[ledbed6b]

but how does it taste? :rockin:

Wasn't brave enough to try it... but to redeem myself I am going to get another one and pitch it into my beer

 

[sweetcell]

Wasn't brave enough to try it... but to redeem myself I am going to get another one and pitch it into my beer

wait, what? "get another one" as in you have several pints of beer sitting out in the open, with pellicles on them? didn't your momma ever teach you to clean up after yourself?!?

 

[ledbed6b]

wait, what? "get another one" as in you have several pints of beer sitting out in the open, with pellicles on them? didn't your momma ever teach you to clean up after yourself?!?

haha no, I figure if it happened to one, it will happen again, so with time, I'll get another on in toss it into a carboy. Maybe I'll leave a few out and start tasting them, all in the name of beer

 

[BootsyFlanootsy]

ECY 02, on a heavily rye based saison grist.

 

[NuclearRich]

ECY 02, on a heavily rye based saison grist.

WOW is that ugly!

 

[sweetcell]

WOW is that ugly!

On the contrary: it's absolutely beautiful.

 

[BootsyFlanootsy]

thank you @sweetcell

at least some folks around here have decent tastes!!

 

[BGBC]

Added some blackberries to a cider I have going after initial fermentation stopped. After not seeing any signs of fermentation for a few days I popped it open to discover the start of a pellicle. Since then I've added a some dregs to help it along. Haven't tasted it but it smells great. I'm torn between letting it sit on the fruit and racking it to a carboy to minimize headspace.

 

[MarshmallowBlue]

New pellicle photos of Lambic Meads!

Strawberry Lambic Mead

And traditional Lambic Mead

 

[The_Nid_Hog]

This is my Tart of Darkness clone after a little more than six weeks.

 

[badlee]

Congratulations, you must be a very proud father

 

[hunterlab]

Takin a few minutes ago from the barrel. I can't wait to sample this one. The cherry lambic in the Carboy ended up having to be moved into the living room for the warmer air as it was too cold in there. I tossed some roselare on it for the added bacteria so hopefully it will show results

 

[hunterlab]

Do you wax the heads of the barrel as well or just the staves?

I didn't wax the heads as I figured most o2 would come through the upper staves where the beer has minimal contact with that area.

 

[TNGabe]

This is my Tart of Darkness clone after a little more than six weeks.

I recommend switching to a bung/stopper for the long term. Those orange caps don't seal very well.

 

[dwntwnbwn]

Here is my Lobic a week in. Wyeast lambic blend and beatification dregs. The brett is slowly taking over the top of the better bottle, lots of small bubbles on the beer.

Sent from my XT1060 using Home Brew mobile app

 

[MrOrange]

I recommend switching to a bung/stopper for the long term. Those orange caps don't seal very well.

I normally just rubber band those around the neck of the carboy and haven't had a problem yet

 

[jrfehon]

I checked my 3 gallon better bottles today and found this awesome pellicle! I just reracked four days ago and split two identical saison batches (one with all centennial hops and the other with all citra) and added brett brux (WLP650) to half of each batch and brett lamb (WLP653) to the other halves. My notes are on this thread:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f127/my-first-brett-saison-442917/index4.html
This pellicle is from the half of the all centennial batch which got brett brux. The gravity was at 1.004 at rerack so the brett must be going to town on some of the trub I transferred with the wort. So far my best pellicle from all my wild ales!

 

[jdgapc]

Pitched t-58 and wlp 745 on 12/14/13 and this is it today

 

[jdgapc]

Glad I still get to use the mr beer for funky brews