Training Wheels Berliner - good intro to sours

[RPh_Guy]

Yeah, you can save Lacto for later, but it's not really worth the effort IMO. Probiotic pills are fairly cheap and they save for a very long time in the fridge.

Apple juice is not necessary for a Lacto starter. Wort is fine, with anywhere from 2-20 g/L calcium carbonate.
If you're using DME, you're welcome to replace 10-20% of it with dextrose, but again, that's not needed.
No aeration.

Decant off of the calcium carbonate when you pitch (you don't want it in your beer).

Cheers

 

[Localhopper]

Picked some fresh blackberries getting ready to finish this off

 

[TwistedGray]

Picked some fresh blackberries getting ready to finish this off

My bush needs picking, too : )

 

[Soulshine2]

I think Im going to attempt this in my own blackberry version today...

 

[Localhopper]

Blackberry sour. Little foamy, but otherwise delicious

 

[Beer666]

I made a starter a week ago and have not had time to brew, will it be ok?

Also these Artisan natural flavours are now available in the UK, has anyone used them yet? They do sound ideal.

 

[sfrisby]

I made a starter a week ago and have not had time to brew, will it be ok?

Also these Artisan natural flavours are now available in the UK, has anyone used them yet? They do sound ideal.

Amoretti is now marketing their line of “craft purées” specifically to brew with. Just FYI. Are they actually better to work with beer or just a new way to market an existing product? Honestly don’t know.

 

[Soulshine2]

Blackberry sour. Little foamy, but otherwise delicious

I'll be bottling mine today or tomorrow . Looks very similar to yours. Tastes wonderful so far .

 

[Localhopper]

I'll be bottling mine today or tomorrow . Looks very similar to yours. Tastes wonderful so far .

Nice let’s see a pic of your pint when it’s done. Mines been a hit all around.

 

[Soulshine2]

Nice let’s see a pic of your pint when it’s done. Mines been a hit all around.

I bottled Sunday, I'll be opening one in a couple weeks.

 

[Soulshine2]

Finally , opened a bottle of my Blackberry hibiscus lime berliner weiss (kettle sour ) last night when I got home from work. Its been so hot out and this was a very welcome refreshing brew . Very nice not overbearing blackberry flavor with the other flavors playing backup without making a mess of the flavor profile. Nicely tart without a huge mouth puckering level. ABV is low (no idea ,1.040 gravity before souring) but it turned out to be a very tasty brew.
Thanks to you all for walking me through the souring process.
I have to reiterate that this was a brew made with locally grown wheat, my own homegrown Crystal hops and handpicked homegrown blackberries. and lets not forget the souring was done by Goodbellys.
BTW, before I knew it , I had 3 of them down.

 

[Localhopper]

Finally , opened a bottle of my Blackberry hibiscus lime berliner weiss (kettle sour ) last night when I got home from work. Its been so hot out and this was a very welcome refreshing brew . Very nice not overbearing blackberry flavor with the other flavors playing backup without making a mess of the flavor profile. Nicely tart without a huge mouth puckering level. ABV is low (no idea ,1.040 gravity before souring) but it turned out to be a very tasty brew.
Thanks to you all for walking me through the souring process.
I have to reiterate that this was a brew made with locally grown wheat, my own homegrown Crystal hops and handpicked homegrown blackberries. and lets not forget the souring was done by Goodbellys.
BTW, before I knew it , I had 3 of them down.

Nice work that looks delicious cheers!

 

[kempshark]

Maybe a dumb question, but for those of you purging the headspace in your kettle for kettle souring....is there any type of small set-up maybe using the little 16 gram CO2 cartridges (maybe too small) or something a little larger for those of us that don’t have keg set-ups yet?... just curious...thank you for any replies/ideas

 

[Soulshine2]

Maybe a dumb question, but for those of you purging the headspace in your kettle for kettle souring....is there any type of small set-up maybe using the little 16 gram CO2 cartridges (maybe too small) or something a little larger for those of us that don’t have keg set-ups yet?... just curious...thank you for any replies/ideas

I dont understand the CO2 purge thing everyone subscribes to. keep the lid on the kettle,seal it up with tape. wait 48 hrs.

 

[Kealia]

I contacted the owner of Omega yeast and they don't purge the headspace so I stopped doing it. No issues at all.
Happy to find and post the email exchange with them should anybody want it.

 

[kempshark]

Thanks for the replies....that should make things a little easier...