Sours

[tanman92]

Not sure if I'm posting in the right forum but I have been trying to find some info on making a sour and haven't found much online. I'd like to make a rasberry or cherry sour. Trying to go for a rich red color. Any suggestions?

 

[treacheroustexan]

This is a good recipe to follow for your first sour. Super easy and kinda lets you get the hang of how the process works:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/training-wheels-berliner-good-intro-to-sours.579458/

I followed this for my first sour and ended up with a nice red color after racking it onto frozen raspberries.

 

[couchsending]

Subscribe to the Sour Hour podcast. Listen to all of them... more than once.

Milk The Funk

 

[cactusgarrett]

Milk the Funk wiki and Facebook page. http://www.milkthefunk.com/wiki/Main_Page
The Lambic and Wild forum here is killer. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/forums/lambic-wild-brewing.127/

 

[tanman92]

View attachment 606522 This is a good recipe to follow for your first sour. Super easy and kinda lets you get the hang of how the process works:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/training-wheels-berliner-good-intro-to-sours.579458/

I followed this for my first sour and ended up with a nice red color after racking it onto frozen raspberries.

Awesome looks great thank you

 

[brownni5]

Add raspberries = red color.

Raspberries are easy to find - cheap and in every freezer section. Tart cherries are tough - hard to find and really expensive when you do. That said, Framboise < Kriek in my opinion.

I've been researching sours for 2 years now and I"m just now beginning to feel like I know what's happening. Good luck!