So I recently kegged a rye saison I fermented with ECY08. It's not completely carbonated yet, but the samples I've tried of it haven't been very enjoyable. I'm not good at putting flavors into words...it kind of reminds me of some of the brews that I fermented too hot before I realized the importance of temperature control. I fermented this beer in the mid to low 80s which is supposed to fine with this strain. I also couldn't get the bucket I fermented in to seal completely. There wasn't really any airlock activity. I didn't think that would be an issue with the amount of CO2 the yeast should be producing. It did ferment down to 1.003. I'm going to give it a little longer, but I'm considering racking it back from the keg to a carboy, pitching some Brett, forgetting about it for a while and seeing what happens. Should I expect any issues doing this? Anyone done anything similar? I understand the Brett isn't going to transform a bad beer with major flaws into a great beer, but what is there to lose?
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