Pellicle Photo Collection

[s0615353]

Is this a pellicle? Doesn't look like it..? My first 100% brett beer (wlp645) finishing up. It's at 1.012 (OG is 1.058) as of 20 minutes ago.

The other weird thing is I am not tasting any of what I read to expect. I know it's early and brett moves slow, but it's got a crazy belgian flavor going on.

I don't believe you will see a pellicle with 100% Brett. unless a large amount of air is getting in. I have done two 100% Brett fermentations (one with ECY Brett Brux. and the other with ECY Dirty Dozen. The dirty dozen was pitched in an American IPA and had a bombastic juicy pineapple character for about 3-4 months before it became a funk bomb. The Brux. Was pitched into an English IPA, and stayed clean for almost a year. From my experience, when you pitch the right amount of cells, Brett. acts very much like a clean ale fermentation. Your observation of a "Belgian" character is not that far off.

 

[messiah]

Is this a pellicle? Doesn't look like it..? My first 100% brett beer (wlp645) finishing up. It's at 1.012 (OG is 1.058) as of 20 minutes ago.

The other weird thing is I am not tasting any of what I read to expect. I know it's early and brett moves slow, but it's got a crazy belgian flavor going on.

I used ECY01 and ECY20 a year ago. I bottled the 01, and it was very Belgian-esque. Also a little fruity. Its supposed to be a mix of wild sac and brett strains along with some lacto and ****, but they never seemed to take hold. FWIW, this one also never formed a pellicle. The ECY20 did after I disturbed it and gave it some oxygen while taking a sample, and then it formed a real nice one after racking onto tart cherry concentrate.

 

[BrewDawg79]

First berliner weisse. Souring in the kettle.

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[GrogNerd]

my first pellicle. and it's intentional!

my yeast guy hooked me up with some Basque cider yeast he harvested from a bottle

have been wanting to funk up a cider for a while now. can't wait to try it when it's ready

 

[BGBC]

You have a yeast guy? I want a yeast guy.

 

[GrogNerd]

microbiologist the local brewery hired on as consultant and he started his own yeast company.

he sells that brewery's house yeast and I used it in my last beer, a SN Bigfoot clone. gave it my usual aeration (paint stirrer on a power drill), a decent sized starter and it took off like a rocket, high krausen and falling within 24 hours

he gave me this Basque cider yeast to test out. he also messaged me saying he's getting some yeast from a Polish brewery, wanted to know if I wanted some. well, since my next brew is a Grodziskie, I said hell, yeah, I want some.

 

[Nico93]

i'm starting to hate this topic, this night i had a nightmare in which i had the skin like a brett pellicle

 

[j1n]

microbiologist the local brewery hired on as consultant and he started his own yeast company.

he sells that brewery's house yeast and I used it in my last beer, a SN Bigfoot clone. gave it my usual aeration (paint stirrer on a power drill), a decent sized starter and it took off like a rocket, high krausen and falling within 24 hours

he gave me this Basque cider yeast to test out. he also messaged me saying he's getting some yeast from a Polish brewery, wanted to know if I wanted some. well, since my next brew is a Grodziskie, I said hell, yeah, I want some.

which brewery?

 

[GrogNerd]

which brewery?

Polish brewery? no idea

local brewery is Lost Rhino and his Jasper Yeast/Bright Yeast Labs JY85 is their house yeast

really good stuff. I'm seriously considering not using anything else but his strains for everything I do

 

[BGBC]

I mean, if you've got a yeast guy, use him

 

[j1n]

Polish brewery? no idea

local brewery is Lost Rhino and his Jasper Yeast/Bright Yeast Labs JY85 is their house yeast

really good stuff. I'm seriously considering not using anything else but his strains for everything I do

The local Northern VA strains look interesting. might grab some of their yeast if im ever at one of the 2 home brew shops they sell the yeast at.

 

[lumpher]

8 weeks into a Lambic

 

[skeezerpleezer]

Framboise at about 2yrs. Bottling soon

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[Siberian]

Wheat whiskey barrel with Oatmeal Stout - looks and tastes like Brett got in it (was souring the barrel next anyway) - right now it's oaky/whiskey/with a hint of funk. Tossed Campden in it today to stop it and going to keg it up.View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1460315376.611076.jpg

 

[NVRsummer369]

Nice man, How many gallons did you rack into that barrel?

 

[s0615353]

15 lbs of blueberries on 5 gallons of year old lambic. Pics to follow as it gets purple and a pellicle!
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[Rhaop]

First berliner weisse. Souring in the kettle.

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My first and only sour so far, kettle sour berliner weisse, sat on the stove for about 3 days or so, got a really nice sourdough pretzel smell, finish product came out tart and citrusy

 

[MarshmallowBlue]

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My first and only sour so far, kettle sour berliner weisse, sat on the stove for about 3 days or so, got a really nice sourdough pretzel smell, finish product came out tart and citrusy

How well did the suran wrap thing work?

 

[Rhaop]

How well did the suran wrap thing work?

Only one batch trying it but I think it worked great i was surprised I thought the wrap was going to be a huge pain, i used uncrushed acid malt to help lower ph after the mash and to add the lactic bacteria, no nasty barnyard smells or flavors finished product came out just tart and citrusy

 

[IslandLizard]

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My first and only sour so far, kettle sour berliner weisse, sat on the stove for about 3 days or so, got a really nice sourdough pretzel smell, finish product came out tart and citrusy

Did you keep the stove on low, during those 3 days? Wrap it up in something?

 

[Rhaop]

If I didn't have a wife and kids constantly using the stove i would have covered it with a blanket, but no, at risk of a fire i left it uninsulated lol

 

[Snubnoze707]

1 month primary pitched TYB Melange, RR Beat, Bruery Reueze, Orval dregs, 1 month into secondary finally got my pellicle started:

 

[IslandLizard]

If I didn't have a wife and kids constantly using the stove i would have covered it with a blanket, but no, at risk of a fire i left it uninsulated lol

I understand, using any combustible material on or near a stove is dangerous, and should never be left unattended.

So you left the burner on low for 3 days? How was the temperature of the mash those days?

 

[Rhaop]

I mashed low around 150 i think, will have to check notes, and no I didn't leave the burner on that would have gotten too hot, all i did was check the kettle throughout the weekend and hit the burner for maybe 30-45 seconds at a time to keep kettle around 90

 

[LakesideBrewing]

I just added 5 pounds of grapes to this sour saison I've been fermenting for just under a year now. 2 days later I found this huge pellicle/bubble thing happening.

 

[millsbrew]

I'm looking for Brett B (wlp650) pics. My pale ale is looking like it has mold on it. The growth is powdery white with black spots growing in. Thanks in advance.

 

[BUCKNUTS]

I'm looking for Brett B (wlp650) pics. My pale ale is looking like it has mold on it. The growth is powdery white with black spots growing in. Thanks in advance.

I've had white powdery pellicles from Brett many times but the black spots don't sound good. Post a good pic maybe someone can give you an opinion.

 

[BGBC]

I'm looking for Brett B (wlp650) pics. My pale ale is looking like it has mold on it. The growth is powdery white with black spots growing in. Thanks in advance.

Please post a picture of what you're seeing

 

[millsbrew]

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These are from a few days ago. It's 1 month in primary. I was going to rack to secondary but noticed the growth on there. I'm not sure it's mold as I'd expect some on the glass. I will try for a better pic tonight. Thanks.

 

[BUCKNUTS]

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These are from a few days ago. It's 1 month in primary. I was going to rack to secondary but noticed the growth on there. I'm not sure it's mold as I'd expect some on the glass. I will try for a better pic tonight. Thanks.

That looks awful. if that's mold it's the most I personally have ever seen growing on a beer. You said it's a pale ale so I can't see what else that would be. I would dump that and sanitize the **** out of that fermenter.