Pitching Brett + primary yeast!

[BrewByBerg]

Hey all,

I just brewed my first saison with a Belgian saison yeast blend from white labs, then added Brett brux in secondary just the other day.

I ended up buying white labs American farmhouse ale yeast that supposedly has a little bit of Brett in it already. I was just wondering if it would be normal to pitch a vial of the farmhouse AND a vial of Brett trois into primary and just let it sit for awhile.

Let me know your thoughts on this! Thanks

 

[burninator]

You talking about a new batch?

 

[rupert130]

You're just creating your own blend at that point. No problem doing it that way. Make sure to post your results

 

[BrewByBerg]

You talking about a new batch?

Yes a new batch. Also, how long does it usually take for the Brett to start fermenting? I pitched it yesterday and am seeing no activity

 

[rupert130]

Yes a new batch. Also, how long does it usually take for the Brett to start fermenting? I pitched it yesterday and am seeing no activity

Depending on the pitch rate, it could take a week or so to see activity. Also, saison yeast will generally eat up a lot of sugars, so don't expect to see a lot of activity like a new krausen. On my brett saison, I saw a small amount of CO2 production with minimal airlock bubbling. After some months, the flavor had definitely changed.