Rack to Secondary Before adding Brett?

[comet909]

Planning a Dark Saison. I'd planned on adding Brett C in the secondary. However, I may not have the spare carboy to rack it into.

Is it a viable option to just pitch the brett into the same fermenter after a couple of weeks in primary. Anyone else done it that way.

I think I've read that the Brett will find on the dead Sach. Anyone? (Thanks)

 

[Coff]

I did a Belgian Golden Strong that I pitched Brett L on once WLP550 reached full krausen, I wanted to get a good amount of funk. So yea, go ahead and pitch it it in the same vessel it'll work great.

 

[ICWiener]

That's how they do traditional lambics, everything takes place in primary. Should be interesting to see what happens with a dark saison. And yes, over time the brett will feed on the autolyzed sacc yeast.

 

[dcHokie]

You don't need to rack it to a secondary vessel, you can just co-pitch your sacch and Brett at the beginning. I brewed a dark saison with dates & figs a few months ago and co-pitched, smells tasty so far.